# CVE-2022-45381: Arbitrary file read vulnerability in Jenkins Pipeline Utility Steps Plugin

> Attackers with pipeline configuration access can read arbitrary files from the Jenkins controller file system due to unrestricted file prefix interpolators.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 30 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3g9q-cmgv-g4p6

## What is CVE-2022-45381?

CVE-2022-45381 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Jenkins Pipeline Utility Steps Plugin, published on 15 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Jenkins Pipeline Utility Steps Plugin 2.13.1 and earlier does not restrict the set of enabled prefix interpolators and bundles versions of Apache Commons Configuration library that enable the 'file:' prefix interpolator by default, allowing attackers able to configure Pipelines to read arbitrary files from the Jenkins controller file system.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45381?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-utility-steps` | Maven | All versions | 2.13.2 |
| `org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-utility-steps` | Maven | All versions | 2.13.2 |

Products: Jenkins Pipeline Utility Steps.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-45381?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-utility-steps to 2.13.2 or later.

## Is CVE-2022-45381 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45381 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Pipeline Utility Steps Plugin

- [CVE-2023-32981](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32981/): Jenkins Pipeline Utility Steps Plugin arbitrary file write vulnerability (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-45381 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-45381 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Jenkins Pipeline Utility Steps Plugin, published on 15 Nov 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-2022-45381 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-utility-steps (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 2.13.2
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-utility-steps (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 2.13.2

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-2022-45381/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45381/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45381
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45381
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-45381

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45381/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.