CVE-2019-10319 Missing authorization in Jenkins PAM Authentication Plugin

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Users with Overall/Read permission can access limited system information via the Jenkins PAM Authentication Plugin due to missing permission checks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-10319?

CVE-2019-10319 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jenkins PAM Authentication Plugin, published on 21 May 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A missing permission check in Jenkins PAM Authentication Plugin 1.5 and earlier, except 1.4.1 in PamSecurityRealm.DescriptorImpl#doTest allowed users with Overall/Read permission to obtain limited information about the file /etc/shadow and the user Jenkins is running as.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10319?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jenkins Pluggable Authentication Module.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10319?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10319 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2019-10319 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10319 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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