CVE-2022-25179 Link Following in Jenkins Pipeline Multibranch Plugin
Attackers with Pipeline configuration permissions can read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller via symbolic link traversal in the readTrusted step.
- 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-2022-25179?
CVE-2022-25179 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Jenkins Pipeline: Multibranch 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: Multibranch Plugin 706.vd43c65dec013 and earlier follows symbolic links to locations outside of the checkout directory for the configured SCM when reading files using the readTrusted step, allowing attackers able to configure Pipelines permission to read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25179?
8 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-multibranch. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-multibranch Maven | All versions | 2.23.1 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-multibranch Maven | All versions | 2.23.1 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-multibranch Maven | From 2.24 | 2.26.1 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-multibranch Maven | From 2.24 | 2.26.1 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-multibranch Maven | From 696.v52535c46f4c9 | 696.698.v9b4218eea50f |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-multibranch Maven | From 696.v52535c46f4c9 | 696.698.v9b4218eea50f |
2 more packages
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-multibranch Maven | From 706.vd43c65dec013 | 707.v71c3f0a |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-multibranch Maven | From 706.vd43c65dec013 | 707.v71c3f0a |
Products include Jenkins Pipeline\.
How do I fix CVE-2022-25179?
Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-multibranch to a fixed version for your release line: 2.23.1, 2.26.1, 696.698.v9b4218eea50f or 707.v71c3f0a.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2022-25179 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25179 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Pipeline: Multibranch Plugin
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- CVE-2022-43402 Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin allows sandbox protection bypass and arbitrary code execution
- CVE-2019-1003041 Sandbox bypass vulnerability in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin
- CVE-2022-43407 CSRF protection for any URL can be bypassed in Jenkins Pipeline: Input Step Plugin
- CVE-2022-25173 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2m9w-9xh2-wxc3.