Improper Authorization in Jenkins Role-based Authorization Strategy plugin
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-2286 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-285 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Role-based Authorization Strategy Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
| Vendor | Jenkins |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Improper Authorization
EUVDB-ID: #VU47508
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2286
CWE-ID:
CWE-285 - Improper Authorization
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.
The vulnerability exists due to the cache to speed up permission lookups is not invalidated properly. A remote attacker can gain permissions long after the configuration was changed to no longer grant them.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsRole-based Authorization Strategy: 1.0 - 3.0
External linkshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/08/5
http://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-10-08/#SECURITY-1767
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
