What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-10374?

CVE-2019-10374 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.7%.

Pegdown Formatter CVE-2019-10374

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2019-08-07 jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com

XSS Jenkins Pegdown Formatter

5.4

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.4 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 07, 2019 - 15:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins PegDown Formatter Plugin 1.3 and earlier allows attackers able to edit descriptions and other fields rendered using the configured markup formatter to insert links with the javascript scheme into the Jenkins UI.

AnalysisAI

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins PegDown Formatter Plugin 1.3 and earlier allows attackers able to edit descriptions and other fields rendered using the configured markup. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins PegDown Formatter Plugin 1.3 and earlier allows attackers able to edit descriptions and other fields rendered using the configured markup formatter to insert links with the javascript scheme into the Jenkins UI. Affected products include: Jenkins Pegdown Formatter.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.