Missing authorization in Jenkins Ansible Tower Plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
A missing permission check in Jenkins Ansible Tower Plugin 0.9.1 and earlier in the TowerInstallation.TowerInstallationDescriptor#doTestTowerConnection form validation method allowed attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | Jenkins Ansible Tower Plugin | up to 0.9.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ansible-tower (Maven) | before 0.9.2 | 0.9.2 | Patch available | GHSA-pc24-753j-gmqf |
- Jenkins Ansible Tower Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 0.9.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ansible-tower (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 0.9.2 Fixed in 0.9.2 Patch available GHSA-pc24-753j-gmqf
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-pc24-753j-gmqf org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ansible-tower (Maven) Fixed in 0.9.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-10311
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pc24-753j-gmqf
References
Advisory 3
More Jenkins Ansible Tower vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-07619 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Ansible Tower Plugin CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-07621 Missing authorization in Jenkins Ansible Tower Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2019-10311 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-10311 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pc24-753j-gmqf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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