CVE-2022-36894 Arbitrary file write vulnerability in Jenkins CLIF Performance Testing plugin

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers with read permissions can write arbitrary files to the Jenkins controller, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.

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-2022-36894?

CVE-2022-36894 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Jenkins CLIF Performance Testing Plugin, published on 27 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An arbitrary file write vulnerability in Jenkins CLIF Performance Testing Plugin 64.vc0d66de1dfb_f and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to create or replace arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system with attacker-specified content.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36894?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:clif-performance-testing MavenAll versions71.v0741865e206f
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:clif-performance-testing MavenAll versions71.v0741865e206f

Products include Jenkins Clif Performance Testing.

How do I fix CVE-2022-36894?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:clif-performance-testing to 71.v0741865e206f or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2022-36894 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36894 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6xf5-c3cx-67pv.

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