What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-16562?

CVE-2019-16562 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%.

Buildgraph View CVE-2019-16562

MEDIUM

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

2019-12-17 jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com

XSS Jenkins Buildgraph View

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

Dec 17, 2019 - 15:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

Jenkins buildgraph-view Plugin 1.8 and earlier does not escape the description of builds shown in its view, resulting in a stored XSS vulnerability exploitable by users able to change build. 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. Jenkins buildgraph-view Plugin 1.8 and earlier does not escape the description of builds shown in its view, resulting in a stored XSS vulnerability exploitable by users able to change build descriptions. Affected products include: Jenkins Buildgraph-View.

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.