CVE-2022-45381: Pipeline utility steps Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2022-45381 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) arbitrary file read vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')) affecting Pipeline utility steps libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves arbitrary file read vulnerability in jenkins pipeline utility steps plugin. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 2.13.2.
CVE-2022-45381 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 7.5
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2022-45381
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Pipeline utility steps dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.jenkins-ci.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>pipeline-utility-steps</artifactId>
<version>2.13.2</version>
</dependency>Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.jenkins-ci.pluginsHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2022-45381, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.jenkins-ci.pluginsAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Pipeline utility steps in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 2.13.2), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.jenkins-ci.plugins command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'), where the product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. In Pipeline utility steps, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2022-45381 Affected Pipeline utility steps Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-utility-steps
|
Maven |
< 2.13.2
|
2.13.2
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-3g9q-cmgv-g4p6",
"modified" : "2022-12-15T18:54:00Z",
"published" : "2022-11-16T12:00:22Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2022-45381" ],
"summary" : "Arbitrary file read vulnerability in Jenkins Pipeline Utility Steps Plugin",
"details" : "Pipeline Utility Steps Plugin implements a `readProperties` Pipeline step that supports interpolation of variables using the Apache Commons Configuration library.\n\nPipeline Utility Steps Plugin 2.13.1 and earlier does not restrict the set of enabled prefix interpolators and bundles versions of this library that enable the `file:` prefix interpolator by default.\n\nThis allows attackers able to configure Pipelines to read arbitrary files from the Jenkins controller file system.\n\nPipeline Utility Steps Plugin 2.13.2 restricts the set of prefix interpolators enabled by default to `base64Decoder:`, `base64Encoder:`, `date:`, `urlDecoder:`, and `urlEncoder:`.\n\nAdministrators can set the [Java system property](https://www.jenkins.io/doc/book/managing/system-properties/) `org.jenkinsci.plugins.pipeline.utility.steps.conf.ReadPropertiesStepExecution.CUSTOM_PREFIX_INTERPOLATOR_LOOKUPS` to customize which prefix interpolators are enabled.",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Maven",
"name" : "org.jenkins-ci.plugins:pipeline-utility-steps"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "0"
}, {
"fixed" : "2.13.2"
} ]
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"last_known_affected_version_range" : "<= 2.13.1"
}
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45381"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/jenkinsci/pipeline-utility-steps-plugin/commit/01be8ac0045027128fc1e9cf3a8b0709d08291ea"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/jenkinsci/pipeline-utility-steps-plugin"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-11-15/#SECURITY-2949"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/15/4"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-22" ],
"severity" : "HIGH",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2022-11-21T22:21:17Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2022-11-15T20:15:00Z"
}
}