Privilege escalation in Jenkins Role-based Authorization Strategy plugin



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-28668
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Role-based Authorization Strategy
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Jenkins

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU73917

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28668

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect permission checks. A remote user can gain greater access than they’re entitled to.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Role-based Authorization Strategy: - - 587.v2872c41fa_e51

CPE2.3 External links

https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-03-21/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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