# CVE-2022-23118: Agent-to-controller security bypass in Jenkins Debian Package Builder Plugin

> Attackers controlling Jenkins agents can execute arbitrary OS commands on the controller via the Debian Package Builder Plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jan 2022
- **Updated:** 19 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8xjp-rp29-v5j8

## What is CVE-2022-23118?

CVE-2022-23118 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Jenkins Debian Package Builder Plugin, published on 12 Jan 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Jenkins Debian Package Builder Plugin 1.6.11 and earlier implements functionality that allows agents to invoke command-line `git` at an attacker-specified path on the controller, allowing attackers able to control agent processes to invoke arbitrary OS commands on the controller.

Weakness: CWE-668 (Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23118?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including ru.yandex.jenkins.plugins.debuilder:debian-package-builder. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `ru.yandex.jenkins.plugins.debuilder:debian-package-builder` | Maven | All versions to 1.6.11 | None |
| `ru.yandex.jenkins.plugins.debuilder:debian-package-builder` | Maven | All versions to 1.6.11 | None |

Products: Jenkins Debian Package Builder.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23118?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23118 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23118 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23118 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Debian Package Builder Plugin

- [CVE-2020-2125](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-2125/): Credentials stored in plain text by debian-package-builder Plugin (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23118 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23118 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Jenkins Debian Package Builder Plugin, published on 12 Jan 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23118 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- ru.yandex.jenkins.plugins.debuilder:debian-package-builder (Maven): affected all versions up to 1.6.11; no fix listed
- ru.yandex.jenkins.plugins.debuilder:debian-package-builder (Maven): affected all versions up to 1.6.11; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23118/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23118/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23118
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23118
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23118

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23118/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.