CVE-2022-25180 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) CWE-319 vulnerability in org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps. A fix is available for org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin has Insufficiently Protected Credentials
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2022-25180 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,738 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cpsReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2648.va9433432b33c and earlier includes password parameters from the original build in replayed builds.
This allows attackers with Run/Replay permission to obtain the values of password parameters passed to previous builds of a Pipeline.
Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2656.vf7a_e7b_75a_457 does not allow builds containing password parameters to be replayed.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps | all versions | 2656.vf7a_e7b_75a_457org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps:2656.vf7a_e7b_75a_457 |
Affected Products
pipeline\jenkinsDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps to 2656.vf7a_e7b_75a_457 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-25180 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Fixing This On Your OS
If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | jenkins-2-plugins-0:3.11.1650371376-1.el7 | RHSA-2022:1420 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 | jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.10.1647505461-1.el8 | RHSA-2022:1025 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 | jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.6.1650364520-1.el8 | RHSA-2022:1620 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.7 | jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.7.1648800585-1.el8 | RHSA-2022:1248 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8 | jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.8.1646993358-1.el8 | RHSA-2022:0871 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9 | jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.9.1647580879-1.el8 | RHSA-2022:1021 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2022-25180 in your dependencies?
Find it across Maven, including transitive dependencies.