GHSA-7fjr-5hph-c2mh is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in io.jenkins.blueocean:blueocean. A fix is available for io.jenkins.blueocean:blueocean — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Cross-site Scripting in Jenkins Blue Ocean Plugin
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-7fjr-5hph-c2mh plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 379,145 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
io.jenkins.blueocean:blueoceanReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Jenkins Blue Ocean Plugins 1.10.1 and earlier that allows attackers with permission to edit a user's description in Jenkins to have Blue Ocean render arbitrary HTML when using it as that user. This vulnerability is found in:
- blueocean-commons/src/main/java/io/jenkins/blueocean/commons/stapler/Export.java
- blueocean-commons/src/main/java/io/jenkins/blueocean/commons/stapler/export/ExportConfig.java
- blueocean-commons/src/main/java/io/jenkins/blueocean/commons/stapler/export/JSONDataWriter.java
- blueocean-rest-impl/src/main/java/io/jenkins/blueocean/service/embedded/UserStatePreloader.java
- blueocean-web/src/main/resources/io/jenkins/blueocean/PageStatePreloadDecorator/header.jelly
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | io.jenkins.blueocean:blueocean | all versions | 1.10.2io.jenkins.blueocean:blueocean:1.10.2 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for io.jenkins.blueocean:blueocean, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update io.jenkins.blueocean:blueocean to 1.10.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-7fjr-5hph-c2mh is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-7fjr-5hph-c2mh can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-7fjr-5hph-c2mh. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Fixing This On Your OS
If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | atomic-enterprise-service-catalog-1:3.11.82-1.git.1673.133961e.el7 | RHBA-2019:0326 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-7fjr-5hph-c2mh in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-7fjr-5hph-c2mh across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.