CVE-2026-42523
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Jenkins GitHub Plugin 1.46.0 and earlier improperly processes the current job URL as part of JavaScript implementing validation of the feature "GitHub hook trigger for GITScm polling", resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by non-anonymous attackers with Overall/Read permission.
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.0
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-29 14:16:19.360000
Last modified
2026-10-26 20:10:00.160000
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