Jenkins Git Parameter Plugin vulnerable to code injection due to inexhaustive parameter checkGHSA-qcj2-99cg-mppf
MEDIUMGHSA-qcj2-99cg-mppf is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.4) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in org.jenkins-ci.tools:git-parameter. A fix is available for org.jenkins-ci.tools:git-parameter — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-qcj2-99cg-mppf.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
org.jenkins-ci.tools:git-parameterReal-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 Git Parameter Plugin implements a choice build parameter that lists the configured Git SCM’s branches, tags, pull requests, and revisions.
Git Parameter Plugin 439.vb_0e46ca_14534 and earlier does not validate that the Git parameter value submitted to the build matches one of the offered choices.
This allows attackers with Item/Build permission to inject arbitrary values into Git parameters.
Git Parameter Plugin 444.vca_b_84d3703c2 validates that the Git parameter value submitted to the build matches one of the offered choices.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.jenkins-ci.tools:git-parameter | all versions | 444.vcaorg.jenkins-ci.tools:git-parameter:444.vca |
Affected Products
git parameterjenkinsDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jenkins-ci.tools:git-parameter, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.jenkins-ci.tools:git-parameter to 444.vca or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-qcj2-99cg-mppf 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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