Missing authorization in Jenkins
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
A missing permission check in Jenkins 2.503 and earlier, LTS 2.492.2 and earlier allows attackers with Computer/Create permission but without Computer/Extended Read permission to copy an agent, gaining access to its configuration.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | Jenkins | — | 2.492.3, 2.504 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) | 2.500 to before 2.504 | 2.504 | Patch available | GHSA-565r-pf5q-45v6 |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) | before 2.492.3 | 2.492.3 | Patch available | GHSA-565r-pf5q-45v6 |
- Jenkins VendorJenkins Affected — Fixed in 2.492.3, 2.504 Patch available CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.500 to before 2.504 Fixed in 2.504 Patch available GHSA-565r-pf5q-45v6
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.492.3 Fixed in 2.492.3 Patch available GHSA-565r-pf5q-45v6
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Jenkins (Jenkins Project) Fixed in 2.492.3, 2.504
- Fix · GHSA-565r-pf5q-45v6 org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.504 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-565r-pf5q-45v6 org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.492.3 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Jenkins — Jenkins Security Advisory 2025-04-02
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-22858 Missing authorization in JenkinsPriority LOW 20
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services
- Red Hat Developer Hub 1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-31720
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-565r-pf5q-45v6
- 2026-10-27 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
More Jenkins vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-15885 Path traversal in Jenkins KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-16080 A code execution vulnerability exists in the Stapler web framework used by Jenkins 2.153… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-14573 Jenkins versions 2.56 and earlier as well as 2.46.1 LTS and earlier are vulnerable to an… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-04472 The Fingerprints pages in Jenkins before 1.638 and LTS before 1.625.2 might allow remote… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-07596 The remoting module in Jenkins before 2.32 and LTS before 2.19.3 allows remote attackers… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-31720 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-31720 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-565r-pf5q-45v6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-31720 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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