High

Authenticated Rundeck users can view or delete jobs they do not have authorization for.

  • Disclosed: 16.11.2023
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 13:19

Access to two URLs used in both Rundeck Open Source and Process Automation products could allow authenticated users to access the URL path, which would allow access to view or delete jobs, without the necessary authorization checks.

The affected URLs are:

  • http[s]://[host]/context/rdJob/*
  • http[s]://[host]/context/api/*/incubator/jobs

Impact

Rundeck, Process Automation version 4.12.0 up to 4.16.0

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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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.rundeck:rundeck >= 4.12.0, < 4.17.3 4.17.3

References

CVSS score 8.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-862
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.rundeck:rundeck
Disclosed
16.11.2023
Updated
11.10.2026 13:19

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-phmw-jx86-x666 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.rundeck:rundeck

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
4
First → latest
04.2020 11.2023
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 2
  • Medium 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2020: 1
  2. 2021: 0
  3. 2022: 2
  4. 2023: 1
  5. 2024: 0
  6. 2025: 0
  7. 2026: 0
  1. Authenticated Rundeck users can view or delete jobs they do not have authorization for. this entry
    High · 8.1 CVE-2023-48222 >= 4.12.0, < 4.17.3 4.17.3
  2. High · 7.5 CVE-2022-31044 >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.2, >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.1 4.2.2, 4.3.1
  3. Medium · 6.1 CVE-2019-6804 < 3.0.13 3.0.13

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