What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-2224?

CVE-2020-2224 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: 0.9%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-2224?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2020-2224. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Matrix Project CVE-2020-2224

MEDIUM

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

2020-07-15 jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com

XSS Jenkins Matrix Project

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

Jul 15, 2020 - 18:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

2 maven packages depend on org.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-project (2 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.17.

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin 1.16 and earlier does not escape the node names shown in tooltips on the overview page of builds with a single axis, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting. 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 Matrix Project Plugin 1.16 and earlier does not escape the node names shown in tooltips on the overview page of builds with a single axis, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. Affected products include: Jenkins Matrix Project.

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.