Jenkins Kubernetes CI/CD Plugin vulnerable to Improper Authorization

published 2019-10-23 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also GHSA-hch9-6qrj-5f49 , EUVD-2022-4124

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
public exploits: 0; none known

A missing permission check in Jenkins ElasticBox Jenkins Kubernetes CI/CD Plugin allows 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.

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Exploit prediction

0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	com.elasticbox.jenkins-ci.plugins:kubernetes-ci	<=1.3	no fix listed

Affected products

Jenkins project Jenkins ElasticBox Jenkins Kubernetes CI/CD Plugin

Classification

Weakness

CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
CWE-285 Improper Authorization

References

jenkins.io /security/advisory/2019-10-23/#SECURITY-1005%20%281%29
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2019/10/23/2
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10469
advisory
github.com /jenkinsci/kubernetes-ci-plugin
package
jenkins.io /security/advisory/2019-10-23/#SECURITY-1005%20(1)
web
plugins.jenkins.io /kubernetes-ci
web

Sources

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