Jenkins Config Rotator Plugin vulnerable to path traversal

published 2022-11-15 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-9pqq-h9qv-28fp , EUVD-2022-7308

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.2%; EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 68%
public exploits: 0; none known

Jenkins Config Rotator Plugin 2.0.1 and earlier does not restrict a file name query parameter in an HTTP endpoint, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files with '.xml' extension on the Jenkins controller file system.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 18 mo ago (2025-04-30)

Exploit prediction

1.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
GitHub	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.jenkins-ci.main:config-rotator	<=2.0.1	no fix listed

Affected products

Jenkins project Jenkins Config Rotator Plugin

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

jenkins.io /security/advisory/2022-11-15/#SECURITY-2842
web, vendor-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2022/11/15/4
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45388
advisory
github.com /jenkinsci/config-rotator-plugin
package

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary