GHSA-crg2-6xv3-qg5f is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core. A fix is available for org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Jenkins
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-crg2-6xv3-qg5f 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 377,166 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
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core☕org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-coreReal-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
Jenkins 2.227 and earlier, LTS 2.204.5 and earlier served files uploaded as file parameters to a build without specifying appropriate Content-Security-Policy HTTP headers. This resulted in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by users with permissions to build a job with file parameters.\n\nJenkins now sets Content-Security-Policy HTTP headers when serving files uploaded via a file parameter to the same value as used for files in workspaces and archived artifacts not served using the Resource Root URL.\n\nThe system property hudson.model.DirectoryBrowserSupport.CSP can be set to override the value of Content-Security-Policy headers sent when serving these files. This is the same system property used for files in workspaces and archived artifacts unless those are served via the Resource Root URL and works the same way for file parameters. See Configuring Content Security Policy to learn more.\n\nEven when Jenkins is configured to serve files in workspaces and archived artifacts using the Resource Root URL (introduced in Jenkins 2.200), file parameters are not, and therefore still subject to Content-Security-Policy restrictions.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core | all versions | 2.228org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core:2.228 |
| ☕Maven | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core | ≥ 2.204.6&&< 2.228 | 2.228org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core:2.228 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to 2.228 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-crg2-6xv3-qg5f is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-crg2-6xv3-qg5f can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-crg2-6xv3-qg5f. 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 | jenkins-0:2.222.1.1591351669-1.el7 | RHBA-2020:2477 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3 | atomic-enterprise-service-catalog-1:4.3.25-202006081518.git.1.52b3a66.el7 | RHBA-2020:2435 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.4 | atomic-enterprise-service-catalog-1:4.4.0-202006080017.git.1.77a5cc9.el7 | RHBA-2020:2444 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-crg2-6xv3-qg5f in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-crg2-6xv3-qg5f across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.