CVE-2025-31721 Jenkins Missing Permission Check

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers with limited permissions can copy agents to access encrypted secrets due to a missing permission check in Jenkins.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-31721?

CVE-2025-31721 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 2 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A missing permission check in Jenkins 2.503 and earlier, LTS 2.492.2 and earlier allows attackers with Computer/Create permission but without Computer/Configure permission to copy an agent, gaining access to encrypted secrets in its configuration.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31721?

5 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core and jenkins. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenAll versions2.492.3
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenAll versions2.492.3
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenFrom 2.5002.504
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenFrom 2.5002.504
jenkins BitnamiAll versions2.492.3, 2.504.1

Products include Jenkins Jenkins.

How do I fix CVE-2025-31721?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to a fixed version for your release line: 2.492.3 or 2.504.

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

Is CVE-2025-31721 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31721 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BIT-jenkins-2025-31721, GHSA-wr6w-jxg7-qpfh, MINI-c55r-cpw3-6555, MINI-cgxg-wjvq-h7r5.

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