# CVE-2022-25188: Path traversal vulnerability in Jenkins Fortify Plugin

> Attackers with Item/Configure permission can write or overwrite XML files on the Jenkins controller via unsanitized Pipeline step parameters.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-23h5-8ph6-7rfc

## What is CVE-2022-25188?

CVE-2022-25188 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Jenkins Fortify 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 Fortify Plugin 20.2.34 and earlier does not sanitize the appName and appVersion parameters of its Pipeline steps, allowing attackers with Item/Configure permission to write or overwrite .xml files on the Jenkins controller file system with content not controllable by the attacker.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25188?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fortify` | Maven | All versions | 20.2.35 |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fortify` | Maven | All versions | 20.2.35 |

Products: Jenkins Fortify.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-25188?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fortify to 20.2.35 or later.

## Is CVE-2022-25188 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25188 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Fortify Plugin

- [CVE-2023-4303](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4303/): HTML injection vulnerability in Fortify Plugin (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2020-2107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-2107/): Fortify Plugin stored credentials in plain text (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2023-4301](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4301/): CSRF vulnerability in Fortify Plugin allow capturing credentials (medium 4.2)
- [CVE-2023-4302](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4302/): Missing permission checks in Fortify Plugin allow capturing credentials (medium 4.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-25188 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-25188 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Jenkins Fortify 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-2022-25188 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fortify (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 20.2.35
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:fortify (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 20.2.35

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-2022-25188/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25188/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25188
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25188
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-25188

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25188/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.