GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven
GHSA-96jw-3xw4-mq9p Incorrect permission checks in Jenkins Matrix Authorization Strategy Plugin may allow accessing some items
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2021-21623
- Ecosystem
- Maven
- Packages
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-auth
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863
- Reviewed
- 2022-12-14
Affected packages
• Maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-auth: < 2.6.6 → fixed in 2.6.6
Description
Items (like jobs) can be organized hierarchically in Jenkins, using the Folders Plugin or something similar. An item is expected to be accessible only if all its ancestors are accessible as well.
Matrix Authorization Strategy Plugin 2.6.5 and earlier does not correctly perform permission checks to determine whether an item should be accessible.
This allows attackers with Item/Read permission on nested items to access them, even if they lack Item/Read permission for parent folders.\n\nMatrix Authorization Strategy Plugin 2.6.6 requires Item/Read permission on parent items to grant Item/Read permission on an individual item.
As a workaround in older releases, do not grant permissions on individual items to users who do not have access to parent items.
In case of problems, the Java system property `hudson.security.AuthorizationMatrixProperty.checkParentPermissions` can be set to false, completely disabling this fix.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2021-21623 An incorrect permission check in Jenkins Matrix Authorization Strategy Plugin 2.6.5 and earlier allows attackers with Item/Read permission… vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21623 advisory
- https://github.com/jenkinsci/matrix-auth-plugin/commit/bbe358575155912b818ab3c6e8b9623f21ad3418 web
- https://github.com/jenkinsci/matrix-auth-plugin package
- https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-03-18/#SECURITY-2180 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/18/5 web