Authenticated users can view job names and groups they do not have authorization to view

Description

Access to two URLs used in both Rundeck Open Source and Process Automation products could allow authenticated users to access the URL path, which provides a list of job names and groups for any project, without the necessary authorization checks.

The affected URLs are:
- http[s]://[host]/context/rdJob/*
- http[s]://[host]/context/api/*/incubator/jobs

The output of these endpoints only exposes the name of job groups and the jobs contained within the specified project. The output is read-only and the access does not allow changes to the information.

Impact

Rundeck, Process Automation version 4.17.0 up to 4.17.2

Patches

Patched versions: 4.17.3

Workarounds

Access to two URLs used in either Rundeck Open Source or Process Automation products could be blocked at a load balancer level.
- http[s]://host/context/rdJob/*
- http[s]://host/context/api/*/incubator/jobs

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Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
medium
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Published (advisory)
2023-11-16 20:13:06 UTC
Updated
2023-11-17 22:04:11 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2023-11-16 20:13:06 UTC
NVD published
2023-11-16

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.21% 43.89%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
4.3 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N 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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected packages (1)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
maven org.rundeck:rundeckapp >= 4.17.0, < 4.17.3 4.17.3

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence