CVE-2022-43409 (Medium) detected in workflow-support-1.11.jar

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CVE-2022-43409 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - workflow-support-1.11.jar

Library home page: https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Workflow+Plugin

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/jenkins-ci/plugins/workflow/workflow-support/1.11/workflow-support-1.11.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• workflow-job-1.11.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ workflow-support-1.11.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 97ed2b7fe477b78f0b26191e5950825314db7b2c

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Jenkins Pipeline: Supporting APIs Plugin 838.va_3a_087b_4055b and earlier does not sanitize or properly encode URLs of hyperlinks sending POST requests in build logs, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to create Pipelines.

Publish Date: 2022-10-19

URL: CVE-2022-43409

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.4)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-10-19/#SECURITY-2881

Release Date: 2022-10-19

Fix Resolution: org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-support:839.v35e2736cfd5c

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