Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Publish Over SSH PluginGHSA-fjpm-hf7c-xgc2
MEDIUMFix: jenkinsci/publish-over-ssh-plugin@edf4e98GHSA-fjpm-hf7c-xgc2 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh. A fix is available for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh — see the affected versions and patch details below.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-fjpm-hf7c-xgc2 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,987 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-sshReal-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 Publish Over SSH Plugin 1.22 and earlier does not escape the SSH server name, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Overall/Administer permission.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh | all versions | 1.23org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh:1.23 |
Affected Products
publish over sshjenkinsDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh to 1.23 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-fjpm-hf7c-xgc2 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-fjpm-hf7c-xgc2 in your dependencies?
Find it across Maven, including transitive dependencies.