What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-41231?

CVE-2022-41231 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.7 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.2%.

Build Publisher CVE-2022-41231

MEDIUM

Path Traversal (CWE-22)

2022-09-21 jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com

Path Traversal Jenkins Build Publisher

5.7

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.7 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 21, 2022 - 16:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.7

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

Jenkins Build-Publisher Plugin 1.22 and earlier allows attackers with Item/Configure permission to create or replace any config.xml file on the Jenkins controller file system by providing a crafted. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. Jenkins Build-Publisher Plugin 1.22 and earlier allows attackers with Item/Configure permission to create or replace any config.xml file on the Jenkins controller file system by providing a crafted file name to an API endpoint. Affected products include: Jenkins Build-Publisher.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.