Improper Authorization in Role-based Authorization Strategy - CVE-2020-2286
Published: October 8, 2020 / Updated: October 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47508
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2286
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Role-based Authorization Strategy
Role-based Authorization Strategy
Software vendor:
Jenkins
Jenkins
Description
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 updates from vendor's website.