Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Oct 8, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-2289

Description

Jenkins Active Choices Plugin 2.4 and earlier does not escape the name and description of build parameters, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.biouno:uno-choiceMaven	< 2.5	2.5

Affected products

ghsa-coords
pkg:maven/org.biouno/uno-choice
Range: < 2.5
Jenkins Project/Active Directory Jenkins Plugincpe-rescue
Range: 2.1
Jenkins Project/Active Choices
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:active_choices:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*
Range: <=2.4

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/08/5nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9jv5-wf44-8vfmghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2289ghsaADVISORY
www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-10-08/nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
github.com/jenkinsci/active-choices-plugin/commit/59bbd4a963dbf1aba5ca9699a913b06d4b5182feghsaWEB

News mentions

Jenkins Security Advisory 2020-10-08
Jenkins Security Advisories · Oct 8, 2020

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