SB2025072954 - Path traversal in Jenkins HTML Publisher plugin



SB2025072954 - Path traversal in Jenkins HTML Publisher plugin

Published: July 29, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025072954
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-53651)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected application displays log messages that include the absolute paths of files archived during the Publish HTML reports post-build step. A remote user can read arbitrary files on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.