CVE-2022-25208 Missing permission checks in Jenkins Chef Sinatra Plugin allow XXE

High 8.8 Published 15 Feb 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Attackers with read permissions can trigger Jenkins to send requests to attacker-controlled URLs and parse XML responses due to missing permission checks.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-25208?

CVE-2022-25208 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jenkins Chef Sinatra Plugin, published on 15 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A missing permission check in Jenkins Chef Sinatra Plugin 1.20 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to have Jenkins send an HTTP request to an attacker-controlled URL and have it parse an XML response.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25208?

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

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:sinatra-chef-builder` Maven	All versions to `1.20`	None
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:sinatra-chef-builder` Maven	All versions to `1.20`	None

Products include Jenkins Chef Sinatra.

How do I fix CVE-2022-25208?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25208 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2022-25208 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25208 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fq56-c7rj-j3j9.