SB2020101207 - Improper Authorization in Jenkins Role-based Authorization Strategy plugin



SB2020101207 - Improper Authorization in Jenkins Role-based Authorization Strategy plugin

Published: October 12, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020101207
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2286)

The 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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.