CVSS 3.1
6.5 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NCVE-2021-21623
Medium (6.5) in jenkins matrix authorization strategy. EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-auth 2.6.6.
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.
Severity
- EPSS
- 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 63% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-863
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- jenkins:matrix_authorization_strategy
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-96jw-3xw4-mq9p | Maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:matrix-auth | <2.6.6 | 2.6.6 |