{"id":"CVE-2023-28668","aliases":["GHSA-436g-2f92-cvhh"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28668","summary":"Jenkins Role-based Authorization Strategy Plugin grants permissions even after they’ve been disabled","details":"Permissions in Jenkins can be enabled and disabled. Some permissions are disabled by default, e.g., Overall/Manage or Item/Extended Read. Disabled permissions cannot be granted directly, only through greater permissions that imply them (e.g., Overall/Administer or Item/Configure).\n\nRole-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 587.v2872c41fa_e51 and earlier grants permissions even after they’ve been disabled.\n\nThis allows attackers to have greater access than they’re entitled to after the following operations took place:\n\nA permission is granted to attackers directly or through groups.\n\nThe permission is disabled, e.g., through the script console.\n\nRole-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 587.588.v850a_20a_30162 does not grant disabled permissions.","published":"2023-04-02T21:15:08.767Z","modified":"2026-07-09T15:01:05.698260Z","cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.jenkins-ci.plugins:role-strategy","fixedVersion":"587.588.v850a_20a_30162"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/role-strategy-plugin/commit/850a20a3016276d0c0ba4898a876c113a9191da4","label":"jenkinsci/role-strategy-plugin@850a20a"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-03-21/#SECURITY-3053"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28668"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/jenkinsci/role-strategy-plugin/commit/850a20a3016276d0c0ba4898a876c113a9191da4"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-09T15:01:05.698260Z"}}