[JENKINS:SECURITY-2180] Incorrect permission checks in `matrix-auth` may allow accessing some items

Severity Medium
Affected Packages 2
Fixed Packages 2
CVEs 1

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-auth 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.

matrix-auth 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 link:/doc/book/managing/system-properties/[Java system property] hudson.security.AuthorizationMatrixProperty.checkParentPermissions can be set to false, completely disabling this fix.

ID
JENKINS:SECURITY-2180
Severity
medium
Published
2021-03-18T00:00:00
(3 years ago)
Modified
2021-03-18T00:00:00
(3 years ago)
Rights
Jenkins Security Team
Other Advisories
Source # ID Name URL
Plugin repository matrix-auth repository https://github.com/jenkinsci/matrix-auth-plugin
Type Package URL Namespace Name / Product Version Distribution / Platform Arch Patch / Fix
Affected pkg:maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins/matrix-auth org.jenkins-ci.plugins matrix-auth <= 2.6.5
Fixed pkg:maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins/matrix-auth org.jenkins-ci.plugins matrix-auth = 2.6.6
Affected pkg:github/jenkinsci/matrix-auth-plugin jenkinsci matrix-auth-plugin <= 2.6.5
Fixed pkg:github/jenkinsci/matrix-auth-plugin jenkinsci matrix-auth-plugin = 2.6.6
# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories Exploits PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date
# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date
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