CVE-2022-45381: jenkins project jenkins pipeline utility steps plugin
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-45381 is a high (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in jenkins project jenkins pipeline utility steps plugin. EPSS estimates a 1.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 8.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 15-11-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 30-04-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Jenkins Pipeline Utility Steps Plugin 2.13.1 and earlier does not restrict the set of enabled prefix interpolators and bundles versions of Apache Commons Configuration library that enable the 'file:' prefix interpolator by default, allowing attackers able to configure Pipelines to read arbitrary files from the Jenkins controller file system.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NDiffers
- NVDNIST8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
1.44%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
73%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.03 pp
From 1.42% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Jenkins1 product
- pipeline_utility_steps< 2.13.2
Jenkins project1 product
- jenkins pipeline utility steps plugin≥ unspecified, ≤ 2.13.1
Org.jenkins-ci.plugins1 product
- pipeline-utility-steps< 2.13.2
3 vendors · 3 products
