CVE-2022-46684Network attack vector

Stored XSS via unescaped API values

Published Dec 7, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025

Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Checkmarx Plugin 2022.3.3 and earlier lets remote authenticated users execute script via API values. The plugin inserts unescaped Checkmarx service API responses into generated HTML reports, allowing stored payloads to run when a Jenkins page renders them. Exploitation requires a user to view the affected report; Jenkins notes that a man-in-the-middle attacker can manipulate responses when users lack permission to configure the service URL.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.46%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Checkmarx Plugin 2022.3.3 and earlier lets remote authenticated users execute script via API values. The plugin inserts unescaped Checkmarx service API responses into generated HTML reports, allowing stored payloads to run when a Jenkins page renders them. Exploitation requires a user to view the affected report; Jenkins notes that a man-in-the-middle attacker can manipulate responses when users lack permission to configure the service URL.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-46684
Published
Dec 7, 2022
Updated
Apr 23, 2025
Vendor
Jenkins Project
Product
Jenkins Checkmarx Plugin
Classifications
CWE-79, T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 7, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <=2022.3.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Jenkins Project · Jenkins Checkmarx Pluginversion=unspecified <=2022.3.3

Published CVSS scores

5.4NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1189Drive-by Compromise

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