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

CVE-2020-2317

Description

Jenkins FindBugs Plugin 5.0.0 and earlier does not escape the annotation message in tooltips, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to provide report files to Jenkins FindBugs Plugin's post build step.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:findbugsMaven	<= 5.0.0	—

Affected products

Jenkins Project/Findbugs
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:findbugs:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*
Range: <=5.0.0
ghsa-coords
pkg:maven/org.jvnet.hudson.plugins/findbugs
Range: <= 5.0.0
Jenkins Project/Fogbugz Plugincpe-rescue
Range: unspecified

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-24g8-35x9-fv8rghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2317ghsaADVISORY
www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-11-04/nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB

News mentions

Jenkins Security Advisory 2020-11-04
Jenkins Security Advisories · Nov 4, 2020

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