Auth bypass in Jenkins Pluggable Authentication Module

CVE-2019-10319

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.008 (52.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10319?
CVE-2019-10319 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Pluggable Authentication Module, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-05-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-10319?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.