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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-2246

Jenkins Valgrind Plugin 0.28 and earlier does not escape content in Valgrind XML reports, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control Valgrind XML report contents.

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1 Nov 2026, 06:53 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-2246

core-osv · Original source

Published 1 Sept 2020, 14:15 UTC

Jenkins Valgrind Plugin 0.28 and earlier does not escape content in Valgrind XML reports, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control Valgrind XML report contents.

osv:CVE-2020-2246
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-2246",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2020-2246",
    "summary": "Jenkins Valgrind Plugin 0.28 and earlier does not escape content in Valgrind XML reports, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to control Valgrind XML report contents.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-2246",
    "products": [],
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          ],
          "versions": [
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            "valgrind-0.23",
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            "valgrind-0.21",
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            "valgrind-0.8",
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            "valgrind-0.6",
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:46.100581329Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-09-01/#SECURITY-1830"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 436260,
  "published_at": "2020-09-01T14:15:13.113+00:00"
}