# CVE-2022-27200: Stored Cross-site Scripting in folder-auth plugin

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-27200-stored-cross-site-scripting-in-folder-auth-plugin  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-03-18  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-27200 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-03-18

Stored Cross-site Scripting in folder-auth plugin

Technologies: [io.jenkins.plugins:folder-auth (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/io-jenkins-plugins-folder-auth). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-27200 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-27200 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-27200?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 18 March 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** io.jenkins.plugins:folder-auth (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-27200?** Yes. io.jenkins.plugins:folder-auth (Maven): upgrade to 1.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-27200?** Check whether you run io.jenkins.plugins:folder-auth (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

- io.jenkins.plugins:folder-auth (Maven): upgrade to 1.4 or later

  ```sh
  # set io.jenkins.plugins:folder-auth to 1.4 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- io.jenkins.plugins:folder-auth (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-27200
- GHSA-5vjc-qx43-r747

## Related threats

- [Disabled permissions can be granted by Folder-based in Jenkins Authorization Strategy Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-24401-disabled-permissions-can-be-granted-by-folder-based-in-jenkins)
- [Duplicate Advisory: Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Folder-based Authorization Strategy Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/duplicate-advisory-stored-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-jenkins-177e3a7a)