# CVE-2022-43420: Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Contrast Continuous Application Security Plugin

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-43420-stored-xss-vulnerability-in-jenkins-contrast-continuous  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-10-19  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-43420 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-10-19

Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Contrast Continuous Application Security Plugin

Technologies: [org.jenkins-ci.plugins:contrast-continuous-application-security (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-jenkins-ci-plugins-contrast-continuous-application-security). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-43420 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-43420 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-43420?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 19 October 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:contrast-continuous-application-security (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.10.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-43420?** Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:contrast-continuous-application-security (Maven): upgrade to 3.10 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-43420?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:contrast-continuous-application-security (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:contrast-continuous-application-security (Maven): upgrade to 3.10 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:contrast-continuous-application-security to 3.10 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:contrast-continuous-application-security (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.10

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-43420
- GHSA-hvcr-927w-qcvq

## Related threats

- [Jenkins Contrast Continuous Application Security Plugin missing permission check](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-57299-jenkins-contrast-continuous-application-security-plugin-missing)
- [Jenkins Contrast Continuous Application Security Plugin CSRF](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-57298-jenkins-contrast-continuous-application-security-plugin-csrf)
- [Jenkins Contrast Continuous Application Security Plugin missing permission check](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-57297-jenkins-contrast-continuous-application-security-plugin-missing)