Vulnerability in Jenkins Matrix Authorization Strategy Plugi… (CVE-2021-21623)

Summary

Vulnerability in Jenkins Matrix Authorization Strategy Plugin (CVE-2021-21623). Confidential information can be exposed externally.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

An incorrect permission check in Jenkins Matrix Authorization Strategy Plugin 2.6.5 and earlier allows attackers with Item/Read permission on nested items to access them, even if they lack Item/Read permission for parent folders.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-21623 has been found in Jenkins Matrix Authorization Strategy Plugin.
Confidential information can be exposed externally.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Jenkins Matrix Authorization Strategy Plugin CVE-2021-21623" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2021-21623 (Jenkins Matrix Authorization Strategy Plugin)
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Jenkins Matrix Authorization Strategy Plugin.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Jenkins Matrix Authorization Strategy Plugin.

🔥 Severity

Severity: ?. Confidential information can be exposed externally.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

1
Identify exposure identify
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Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.
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資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Jenkins Matrix Authorization Strategy Plugin を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
2
Post-deployment verification verify
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Confirm patched version is live in production
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パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

References

advisory openwall.com
advisory jenkins.io