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

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

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6473-gqrj-4p65

## 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 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access)

## 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.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps` | Maven | All versions | 2.92.1 |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps` | Maven | All versions | 2.92.1 |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps` | Maven | From 2.93 | 2.94.1 |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps` | Maven | From 2.93 | 2.94.1 |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps` | Maven | From 2.95 | 2648.2651.v230593e03e9f |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps` | Maven | From 2.95 | 2648.2651.v230593e03e9f |

Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2022-25176 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin

- [CVE-2019-1003030](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1003030/): Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin Remote Code Execution (critical 9.9, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-43402](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43402/): Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin allows sandbox protection bypass and arbitrary code execution (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2019-1003041](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1003041/): Sandbox bypass vulnerability in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-43407](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43407/): CSRF protection for any URL can be bypassed in Jenkins Pipeline: Input Step Plugin (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-25173](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25173/): Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-25176 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 2.92.1
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 2.92.1
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven): affected from 2.93; fixed in 2.94.1
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven): affected from 2.93; fixed in 2.94.1
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven): affected from 2.95; fixed in 2648.2651.v230593e03e9f
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven): affected from 2.95; fixed in 2648.2651.v230593e03e9f

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-2022-25176/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25176/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25176
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25176
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-25176

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25176/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.
