CVE-2023-32985
Jenkins Sidebar Link Plugin vulnerable to Path Traversal
Jenkins Sidebar Link Plugin 2.2.1 and earlier does not restrict the path of files in a method implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to check for the existence of an attacker-specified file path on the Jenkins controller file system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins Sidebar Link Plugin 2.2.1 and earlier does not restrict the path of files in a method implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to check for the existence of an attacker-specified file path on the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2023-32985- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Jenkins Sidebar Link Plugin 2.2.1 and earlier does not restrict the path of files in a method implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to check for the existence of an attacker-specified file path on the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2023-32985- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1600
Jenkins Sidebar Link Plugin 2.2.1 and earlier does not restrict the path of files in a method implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to check for the existence of an attacker-specified file path on the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1600- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pp8m-prr7-wr8w
Jenkins Sidebar Link Plugin vulnerable to Path Traversal
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.
- Record
GHSA-pp8m-prr7-wr8w- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins Sidebar Link Plugin 2.2.1 and earlier does not restrict the path of files in a method implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to check for the existence of an attacker-specified file path on the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2023-32985- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-pp8m-prr7-wr8w
Jenkins Sidebar Link Plugin vulnerable to Path Traversal
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.
- Record
GHSA-pp8m-prr7-wr8w- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:sidebar-linkMaven |
before 2.2.2 | 2.2.2 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:sidebar-linkMaven |
before 2.2.2, plus listed versions 1.101.11.01.12.01.12.11.6 Show 10 moreShow less1.71.81.91.9.12.0.02.0.12.0.22.1.02.2.02.2.1 |
2.2.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-32985 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Jenkins Sidebar Link, published May 16, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 72.4%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:sidebar-link 2.2.2.