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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2022-43420

Jenkins Contrast Continuous Application Security Plugin 3.9 and earlier does not escape data returned from the Contrast service when generating a report, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control or modify Contrast service API responses.

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1 Nov 2026, 06:34 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2022-43420

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 Oct 2022, 16:15 UTC

Jenkins Contrast Continuous Application Security Plugin 3.9 and earlier does not escape data returned from the Contrast service when generating a report, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control or modify Contrast service API responses.

osv:CVE-2022-43420
Complete source record
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      "provider": "osv",
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