Improper authorization in Jenkins
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 8 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
An improper authorization vulnerability exists in Jenkins 2.158 and earlier, LTS 2.150.1 and earlier in core/src/main/java/hudson/security/TokenBasedRememberMeServices2.java that allows attackers with Overall/RunScripts permission to craft Remember Me cookies that would never expire, allowing e.g. to persist access to temporarily compromised user accounts.
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 | 2.158 and earlier, LTS 2.150.1 and earlier | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) | before 2.150.2 | 2.150.2 | Patch available | GHSA-6rh5-23hx-j452 |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) | 2.151 to before 2.159 | 2.159 | Patch available | GHSA-6rh5-23hx-j452 |
- Jenkins VendorJenkins Affected 2.158 and earlier, LTS 2.150.1 and earlier Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.150.2 Fixed in 2.150.2 Patch available GHSA-6rh5-23hx-j452
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.151 to before 2.159 Fixed in 2.159 Patch available GHSA-6rh5-23hx-j452
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-6rh5-23hx-j452 org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.150.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-6rh5-23hx-j452 org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.159 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Fixed | — |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1003003
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6rh5-23hx-j452
References
Advisory 3
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Sources
- CVE-2019-1003003 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-1003003 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6rh5-23hx-j452 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-1003003 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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