CVE-2022-25176 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers with pipeline configuration access can read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller by exploiting symbolic link traversal in the Groovy plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-25176?

CVE-2022-25176 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin, published on 15 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2648.va9433432b33c and earlier follows symbolic links to locations outside of the checkout directory for the configured SCM when reading the script file (typically Jenkinsfile) for Pipelines, allowing attackers able to configure Pipelines to read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25176?

6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps MavenAll versions2.92.1
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps MavenAll versions2.92.1
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps MavenFrom 2.932.94.1
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps MavenFrom 2.932.94.1
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps MavenFrom 2.952648.2651.v230593e03e9f
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps MavenFrom 2.952648.2651.v230593e03e9f

Products include Jenkins Pipeline\.

How do I fix CVE-2022-25176?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps to a fixed version for your release line: 2.92.1, 2.94.1 or 2648.2651.v230593e03e9f.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2022-25176 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25176 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6473-gqrj-4p65.

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