Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a stored XSS issue in the Jenkins Anchore Container Image Scanner Plugin. If an attacker can influence responses from the Anchore engine API, Jenkins may store and render unsafe content, potentially affecting users who view the related Jenkins UI.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted Jenkins hardening item, not an emergency based on current evidence. Prioritize systems where Anchore scanning is enabled in shared or sensitive CI/CD environments.
Technical view
CVE-2022-41225 is CWE-79 in Jenkins Anchore Container Image Scanner Plugin 1.0.24 and earlier. The plugin does not escape content returned by the Anchore engine API, enabling stored XSS when attacker-controlled API responses are later viewed in Jenkins.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in Jenkins environments using the Anchore Container Image Scanner Plugin 1.0.24 or earlier, especially where the Anchore engine endpoint or its responses are not fully trusted.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show KEV listing or active exploitation. Exploitation requires control over Anchore engine API responses and user interaction with the affected Jenkins UI, based on the CVSS vector.
Researcher notes
The key evidence is stored XSS from unescaped Anchore engine API content. CVSS 5.4 indicates low confidentiality and integrity impact, changed scope, and no availability impact. Patch details are not present in the provided bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Jenkins instances for the Anchore Container Image Scanner Plugin.
- Identify installations running version 1.0.24 or earlier.
- Check Jenkins advisory and plugin guidance for supported remediation.
- Disable or remove the plugin if it is not required.
- Restrict Anchore engine API endpoints to trusted systems only.
- Review who can configure Jenkins jobs and plugin settings.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed plugin versions from Jenkins plugin management records.
- Review Jenkins jobs that use Anchore image scanning.
- Verify configured Anchore engine endpoints are trusted and access-controlled.
- Check logs for unexpected plugin configuration changes.
- Confirm remediation guidance exists before claiming a fixed version.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.32.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-09-21/#SECURITY-2821CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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