Missing authorization in Jenkins PAM Authentication Plugin
Priority LOW 21CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00771 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 PAM Authentication Plugin | 1.5 and earlier, except 1.4.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Jenkins PAM Authentication Plugin VendorJenkins Affected 1.5 and earlier, except 1.4.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:pluggable_authentication_module:1.0:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Jenkins |
| cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:pluggable_authentication_module:1.1:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Jenkins |
| cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:pluggable_authentication_module:1.2:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | Jenkins |
| cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:pluggable_authentication_module:1.3:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* | 1.3 | Vulnerable | Jenkins |
| cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:pluggable_authentication_module:1.4:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* | 1.4 | Vulnerable | Jenkins |
| cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:pluggable_authentication_module:1.5:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | Jenkins |
- cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:pluggable_authentication_module:1.0:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Jenkins
- cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:pluggable_authentication_module:1.1:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Jenkins
- cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:pluggable_authentication_module:1.2:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Jenkins
- cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:pluggable_authentication_module:1.3:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Jenkins
- cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:pluggable_authentication_module:1.4:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·Jenkins
- cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:pluggable_authentication_module:1.5:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Jenkins
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-10319
References
Sources
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