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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2026-42523

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.

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CVE-2026-42523
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3 Nov 2026, 01:25 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-42523

core-osv · Original source

Published 29 Apr 2026, 14:16 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2026-42523
Complete source record
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