Description
Jenkins HTML Publisher Plugin 427 and earlier does not escape job name and URL in the legacy wrapper file, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Item/Configure permission.
Published: 2026-04-29
Score: 8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-f8h4-46xv-h7jj Jenkins HTML Publisher Plugin has a XSS vulnerability in the legacy wrapper file
History

Tue, 05 May 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Jenkins
Jenkins html Publisher
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:html_publisher:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*
Vendors & Products Jenkins
Jenkins html Publisher

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Jenkins Project
Jenkins Project jenkins Html Publisher Plugin
Vendors & Products Jenkins Project
Jenkins Project jenkins Html Publisher Plugin

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Stored Cross‑Site Scripting in Jenkins HTML Publisher Plugin

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-79
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Jenkins HTML Publisher Plugin 427 and earlier does not escape job name and URL in the legacy wrapper file, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Item/Configure permission.
References

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Jenkins Html Publisher
Jenkins Project Jenkins Html Publisher Plugin
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jenkins

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-29T14:29:40.872Z

Reserved: 2026-04-28T09:24:35.049Z

Link: CVE-2026-42524

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-29T14:27:46.212Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-29T14:16:19.457

Modified: 2026-05-05T18:06:33.650

Link: CVE-2026-42524

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-30T08:21:18Z

Weaknesses