Medium

Jenkins Sidebar Link Plugin vulnerable to Path Traversal

  • Disclosed: 16.05.2023
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:22

Jenkins Sidebar Link Plugin allows specifying files in the userContent/ directory for use as link icons.

Sidebar Link Plugin 2.2.1 and earlier does not restrict the path of files in a method implementing form validation.

This allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to check for the existence of an attacker-specified file path on the Jenkins controller file system.

Sidebar Link Plugin 2.2.2 ensures that only files located within the expected userContent/ directory can be accessed.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.jenkins-ci.plugins:sidebar-link < 2.2.2 2.2.2

References

CVSS score 4.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:sidebar-link
Disclosed
16.05.2023
Updated
11.10.2026 11:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-pp8m-prr7-wr8w - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.jenkins-ci.plugins:sidebar-link

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
2
First → latest
05.2022 05.2023
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Medium 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 1
  2. 2023: 1
  3. 2024: 0
  4. 2025: 0
  5. 2026: 0
  1. Jenkins Sidebar Link Plugin vulnerable to Path Traversal this entry
    Medium · 4.3 CVE-2023-32985 < 2.2.2 2.2.2
  2. Medium · 5.4 CVE-2017-1000088 < 1.9 1.9

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