Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Script Security Plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-693.
Summary
A sandbox bypass vulnerability involving crafted constructor bodies and calls to sandbox-generated synthetic constructors in Jenkins Script Security Plugin 1183.v774b_0b_0a_a_451 and earlier allows 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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | Jenkins Script Security Plugin | up to 1183.v774b_0b_0a_a_451 | 1175.1177.vda_175b_77d144 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:script-security (Maven) | before 1184.v85d16b_d851b_3 | 1184.v85d16b_d851b_3 | Patch available | GHSA-27rf-8mjp-r363 |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven) | before 2803.v1a_f77ffcc773 | 2803.v1a_f77ffcc773 | Patch available | GHSA-27rf-8mjp-r363 |
- Jenkins Script Security Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1183.v774b_0b_0a_a_451 Fixed in 1175.1177.vda_175b_77d144 Patch available CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:script-security (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1184.v85d16b_d851b_3 Fixed in 1184.v85d16b_d851b_3 Patch available GHSA-27rf-8mjp-r363
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2803.v1a_f77ffcc773 Fixed in 2803.v1a_f77ffcc773 Patch available GHSA-27rf-8mjp-r363
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Jenkins Script Security Plugin (Jenkins project) Fixed in 1175.1177.vda_175b_77d144
- Fix · GHSA-27rf-8mjp-r363 org.jenkins-ci.plugins:script-security (Maven) Fixed in 1184.v85d16b_d851b_3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-27rf-8mjp-r363 org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven) Fixed in 2803.v1a_f77ffcc773 Advisory →
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2023:3198 Released 2023-05-17 · Red Hat rating Criticaljenkins and jenkins-2-plugins security update
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.11 for RHEL 8 jenkins-2-plugins-4.11.1683009941-1.el8, jenkins-2.387.1.1683009763-3.el8
- RHSA-2023:1064 Released 2023-03-06 · Red Hat rating CriticalOpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.12 security update
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.12 jenkins-2-plugins-4.12.1675702407-1.el8
- RHSA-2023:0777 Released 2023-02-23 · Red Hat rating CriticalOpenShift Container Platform 4.9.56 security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9 jenkins-2-plugins-4.9.1675668922-1.el8, jenkins-2.361.1.1675668150-1.el8
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2023:0560 Released 2023-02-08 · Red Hat rating CriticalOpenShift Container Platform 4.10.51 security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 jenkins-2-plugins-4.10.1675144701-1.el8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.11 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:3198 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.12 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1064 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0560 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0777 |
Not affected: 4 products
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.11 for RHEL 8
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.12
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-43404
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-27rf-8mjp-r363
References
More Jenkins Script Security vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15874 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Script Security Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2019-15845 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Script Security Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-22597 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Script Security Plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-15850 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Script Security Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-15885 A sandbox bypass vulnerability in Jenkins Script Security Plugin 1.55 and earlier allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-07740 Code injection in Jenkins Script Security Plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2022-43404 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-43404 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-27rf-8mjp-r363 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-43404 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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