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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-q9g4-9fx4-v533
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-q9g4-9fx4-v533
Aliases CVE-2022-41239
Summary Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins DotCi Plugin DotCi Plugin 2.40.00 and earlier does not escape the GitHub user name parameter provided to commit notifications when displaying them in a build cause. This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to submit crafted commit notifications to the `/githook/` endpoint (see also [SECURITY-2867](https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-09-21/#SECURITY-2867)). This vulnerability is only exploitable in Jenkins 2.314 and earlier, LTS 2.303.1 and earlier. See the [LTS upgrade guide](https://www.jenkins.io/doc/upgrade-guide/2.303/#SECURITY-2452).
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.9
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/09/GHSA-q9g4-9fx4-v533/GHSA-q9g4-9fx4-v533.json
generic_textual HIGH
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/jenkinsci/DotCi
https://plugins.jenkins.io/DotCi
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-09-21/#SECURITY-2884
https://www.jenkins.io/security/plugins/#suspensions
CVE-2022-41239 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41239
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/09/GHSA-q9g4-9fx4-v533/GHSA-q9g4-9fx4-v533.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-05-28T14:54:29Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2022/41xxx/CVE-2022-41239.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2022-41239

View SSVC decision tree 
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 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]