# CVE-2022-27208: Arbitrary file read vulnerability in Jenkins kubernetes-cd Plugin

> Users with Credentials/Create permission can read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller via path traversal in the Kubernetes Continuous Deploy 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:** No
- **Published:** 15 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fpxq-w7p9-r924

## What is CVE-2022-27208?

CVE-2022-27208 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Jenkins Kubernetes Continuous Deploy Plugin, published on 15 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Jenkins Kubernetes Continuous Deploy Plugin 2.3.1 and earlier allows users with Credentials/Create permission to read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27208?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:kubernetes-cd` | Maven | All versions to 2.3.1 | None |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:kubernetes-cd` | Maven | All versions to 2.3.1 | None |

Products: Jenkins Kubernetes Continuous Deploy.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-27208?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27208 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-27208 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27208 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Kubernetes Continuous Deploy Plugin

- [CVE-2022-27209](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27209/): Missing permission checks in Jenkins kubernetes-cd Plugin allow enumerating credentials IDs (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-27210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27210/): CSRF vulnerability in Jenkins kubernetes-cd Plugin allow capturing credentials (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-27211](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27211/): CSRF vulnerability and missing permission checks in Jenkins kubernetes-cd Plugin allow capturing credentials (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27208 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-27208 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Jenkins Kubernetes Continuous Deploy Plugin, published on 15 Mar 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-2022-27208 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:kubernetes-cd (Maven): affected all versions up to 2.3.1; no fix listed
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:kubernetes-cd (Maven): affected all versions up to 2.3.1; no fix listed

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-2022-27208/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27208/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27208
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27208
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27208

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27208/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.