# CVE-2018-1000416: Jenkins Job Config History Plugin reflected XSS vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-1000416-jenkins-job-config-history-plugin-reflected-xss-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-1000416 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-14

Jenkins Job Config History Plugin reflected XSS vulnerability

Technologies: [org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jobConfigHistory (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-jenkins-ci-plugins-jobconfighistory). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-1000416 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-1000416 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-1000416?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 14 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jobConfigHistory (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.18.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-1000416?** Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jobConfigHistory (Maven): upgrade to 2.18.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-1000416?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jobConfigHistory (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jobConfigHistory (Maven): upgrade to 2.18.1 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jobConfigHistory to 2.18.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jobConfigHistory (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.18.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-1000416
- GHSA-w3r4-vx9w-f7p7

## Related threats

- [Jenkins Job Configuration History Plugin information disclosure in configuration history](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-57287-jenkins-job-configuration-history-plugin-information-disclosure)
- [XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Job Configuration History Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-41931-xss-vulnerability-in-jenkins-job-configuration-history-plugin)
- [Path traversal in Jenkins Job Configuration History Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-41930-path-traversal-in-jenkins-job-configuration-history-plugin)
- [Job Configuration History Plugin's path traversal allows exploiting XXE vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-41933-job-configuration-history-plugin-s-path-traversal-allows)
- [Path traversal allows exploiting XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Job Configuration History Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-41932-path-traversal-allows-exploiting-xxe-vulnerability-in-jenkins-job)