CVE-2022-25176: Medium severity jenkins pipeline vulnerability

Published Feb 15, 2022
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Updated

A flaw was found in Jenkins. The Pipeline: Groovy Plugin follows symbolic links to locations outside of the checkout directory for the configured SCM when reading the script file (typically Jenkinsfile) for Pipelines. This flaw allows attackers who can configure Pipelines to read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.

Other sources

Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2648.va9433432b33c and earlier follows symbolic links to locations outside of the checkout directory for the configured SCM when reading the script file (typically Jenkinsfile) for Pipelines, allowing attackers able to configure Pipelines to read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.

Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2648.va9433432b33c and earlier follows symbolic links to locations outside of the checkout directory for the configured SCM when reading the script file (typically Jenkinsfile) for Pipelines. This allows attackers able to configure Pipelines to read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.

References:

https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-02-15/

Red Hat

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available
maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps>=2.95<2648.2651.v230593e03e9f
2648.2651.v230593e03e9f
maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps<2.92.1
2.92.1
maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps>=2.93<2.94.1
2.94.1
redhat/jenkins<2-plugins-0:3.11.1650371376-1.el7
2-plugins-0:3.11.1650371376-1.el7
redhat/jenkins<2-plugins-0:4.10.1647505461-1.el8
2-plugins-0:4.10.1647505461-1.el8
redhat/jenkins<2-plugins-0:4.6.1650364520-1.el8
2-plugins-0:4.6.1650364520-1.el8
redhat/jenkins<2-plugins-0:4.7.1648800585-1.el8
2-plugins-0:4.7.1648800585-1.el8
redhat/jenkins<2-plugins-0:4.8.1646993358-1.el8
2-plugins-0:4.8.1646993358-1.el8
redhat/jenkins<2-plugins-0:4.9.1647580879-1.el8
2-plugins-0:4.9.1647580879-1.el8
Jenkins Pipeline\<=2648.va9433432b33c

Event History

Feb 15, 2022
CVE Published
12:00 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:10 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:10 PM
Description
Feb 16, 2022
Advisory Published
12:01 AM
Feb 17, 2022
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·04:11 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2022-25176?

CVE-2022-25176 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2022-25176?

To resolve CVE-2022-25176, upgrade to Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin versions specified in the patch notes, ensuring your installation is not on the affected versions.

3

What are the affected versions for CVE-2022-25176?

CVE-2022-25176 affects specific versions of the Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin prior to the patched versions listed in the advisory.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2022-25176?

CVE-2022-25176 is a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthorized file access.

5

Who is at risk from CVE-2022-25176?

Attackers who can configure Pipelines in Jenkins are at risk of exploiting CVE-2022-25176 to read arbitrary files.

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