Missing permission check in Jenkins Project Inheritance Plugin
Jenkins limits access to job configuration XML data (config.xml) to users with Job/ExtendedRead permission, typically implied by Job/Configure permission. Project Inheritance Plugin has several job inspection features, including the API URL /job/…/getConfigAsXML for its Inheritance Project job type that does something similar.
Project Inheritance Plugin 21.04.03 and earlier does not check permissions for this new endpoint, granting access to job configuration XML data to every user with Job/Read permission.
Additionally, the encrypted values of secrets stored in the job configuration are not redacted, as they would be by the config.xml API for users without Job/Configure permission.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | hudson.plugins:project-inheritance | <= 21.04.03 | no fix |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-285- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
hudson.plugins:project-inheritance- Disclosed
- 24.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-hj32-9mcw-5cwh - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: hudson.plugins:project-inheritance
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 6
- First → latest
- 05.2022 07.2022
- Without a fix
- 3
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 1
- Medium 5
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 6
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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