CVE-2023-28668

Jenkins Role-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 587.v2872c41fa_e51 and earlier grants permissions even after they've been disabled.

Published: 2023-04-02 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-28668 is rated Moderate Risk (64.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.75%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-28668

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-18 0.68% 0.75% +0.08%
2 2026-04-16 0.60% 0.68% +0.07%
3 2026-04-10 0.60%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-28668

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-28668

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2023-28668

GHSA-436g-2f92-cvhh · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Jenkins Role-based Authorization Strategy Plugin grants permissions even after they’ve been disabled

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-28668

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2023-28668: 1 source package rows (jenkins); 37 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.22-community, 3.23-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 37. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-28668

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-28668

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jenkins role-based_authorization_strategy <= 587.v2872c41fa_e51 cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:role-based_authorization_strategy:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*

References for CVE-2023-28668

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