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Jenkins plugin (2025-06-06)

high Nessus Plugin ID 237910

Synopsis

An application running on a remote web server host is affected by a vulnerability

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the version of Jenkins plugins running on the remote web server is affected by a vulnerability:

 - Jenkins Gatling Plugin 136.vb_9009b_3d33a_e serves Gatling reports in a manner that bypasses the Content- Security-Policy protection introduced in Jenkins 1.641 and 1.625, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by users able to change report content. (CVE-2025-5806)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update Jenkins plugins to the following versions:
 - Gatling Plugin: See vendor advisory

See vendor advisory for more details.

See Also

https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2025-06-06

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 237910

File Name: jenkins_security_advisory_2025-06-06_plugins.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 6/6/2025

Updated: 6/6/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-5806

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:jenkins:jenkins, cpe:/a:cloudbees:jenkins

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Jenkins

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/6/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/6/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-5806