CVE-2022-43401: Script security Groovy Plugin Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2022-43401 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) groovy plugin vulnerability (CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure) affecting Script security libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves groovy plugin. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 1184.v85d16b_d851b_3, 2803.v1a_f77ffcc773.
CVE-2022-43401 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 8.8
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2022-43401
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Script security 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>script-security</artifactId>
<version>1184.v85d16b_d851b_3</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow</groupId>
<artifactId>workflow-cps</artifactId>
<version>2803.v1a_f77ffcc773</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.plugins
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2022-43401, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.jenkins-ci.plugins
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Script security in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 1184.v85d16b_d851b_3), 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-693: Protection Mechanism Failure, where the product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. In Script security, 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-2022-43401 Affected Script security Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:script-security
|
Maven |
< 1184.v85d16b_d851b_3
|
1184.v85d16b_d851b_3
|
|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps
|
Maven |
< 2803.v1a_f77ffcc773
|
2803.v1a_f77ffcc773
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-7vr5-72w7-q6jc",
"modified" : "2022-12-16T16:21:38Z",
"published" : "2022-10-19T19:00:21Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2022-43401" ],
"summary" : "Sandbox bypass vulnerabilities in Jenkins Script Security Plugin and in Pipeline: Groovy Plugin",
"details" : "Script Security Plugin provides a sandbox feature that allows low privileged users to define scripts, including Pipelines, that are generally safe to execute. Calls to code defined inside a sandboxed script are intercepted, and various allowlists are checked to determine whether the call is to be allowed.\n\nMultiple sandbox bypass vulnerabilities exist in Script Security Plugin and Pipeline: Groovy Plugin:\n\n- In Script Security Plugin 1183.v774b_0b_0a_a_451 and earlier and in Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2802.v5ea_628154b_c2 and earlier, various casts performed implicitly by the Groovy language runtime were not intercepted by the sandbox. This includes casts performed when returning values from methods, when assigning local variables, fields, properties, and when defining default arguments for closure, constructor, and method parameters (CVE-2022-43401 in Script Security Plugin and CVE-2022-43402 in Pipeline: Groovy Plugin).\n- In Script Security Plugin 1183.v774b_0b_0a_a_451 and earlier, when casting an array-like value to an array type, per-element casts to the component type of the array are not intercepted by the sandbox (CVE-2022-43403).\n- In Script Security Plugin 1183.v774b_0b_0a_a_451 and earlier, crafted constructor bodies and calls to sandbox-generated synthetic constructors can be used to construct any subclassable type (due to an incomplete fix for SECURITY-1754 in the [2020-03-09 security advisory](https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-03-09/#SECURITY-1754)) (CVE-2022-43404).\n\nThese vulnerabilities allow attackers with permission to define and run sandboxed scripts, including Pipelines, to bypass the sandbox protection and execute arbitrary code in the context of the Jenkins controller JVM.\\n\\nThese vulnerabilities have been fixed:\n\n- Script Security Plugin 1184.v85d16b_d851b_3 and Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2803.v1a_f77ffcc773 intercept Groovy casts performed implicitly by the Groovy language runtime (CVE-2022-43401 in Script Security Plugin and CVE-2022-43402 in Pipeline: Groovy Plugin).\n- Script Security Plugin 1184.v85d16b_d851b_3 intercepts per-element casts when casting array-like values to array types (CVE-2022-43403).\n- Script Security Plugin 1184.v85d16b_d851b_3 rejects improper calls to sandbox-generated synthetic constructors (CVE-2022-43404).\n\nBoth plugins, Script Security Plugin and Pipeline: Groovy Plugin must be updated simultaneously. While Script Security Plugin could be updated independently, doing so would cause errors in Pipeline: Groovy Plugin due to an incompatible API change.",
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"references" : [ {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43401"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-10-19/#SECURITY-2824%20(1)"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/19/3"
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"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-693" ],
"severity" : "HIGH",
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}
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