What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-16563?

CVE-2019-16563 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%.

Mission Control CVE-2019-16563

MEDIUM

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

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

XSS Jenkins Mission Control

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 Mission Control Plugin 0.9.16 and earlier does not escape job display names and build names shown on its view, resulting in a stored XSS vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to change. 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 Mission Control Plugin 0.9.16 and earlier does not escape job display names and build names shown on its view, resulting in a stored XSS vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to change these properties. Affected products include: Jenkins Mission Control.

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.