CVE-2022-34181 Agent-to-controller security bypass in Jenkins xUnit Plugin
Attackers controlling agent processes can create arbitrary directories or read test results from existing files on the Jenkins controller.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-34181?
CVE-2022-34181 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Jenkins xUnit Plugin, published on 22 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Jenkins xUnit Plugin 3.0.8 and earlier implements an agent-to-controller message that creates a user-specified directory if it doesn't exist, and parsing files inside it as test results, allowing attackers able to control agent processes to create an arbitrary directory on the Jenkins controller or to obtain test results from existing files in an attacker-specified directory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34181?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins:xunit. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:xunit Maven | All versions | 3.1.0 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:xunit Maven | All versions | 3.1.0 |
Products include Jenkins Xunit.
How do I fix CVE-2022-34181?
Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:xunit to 3.1.0 or later.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2022-34181 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34181 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-298j-9q4w-6rm4.