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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-21624

An incorrect permission check in Jenkins Role-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 3.1 and earlier allows attackers with Item/Read permission on nested items to access them, even if they lack Item/Read permission for parent folders.

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1 Nov 2026, 04:55 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2021-21624

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Mar 2021, 14:15 UTC

An incorrect permission check in Jenkins Role-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 3.1 and earlier allows attackers with Item/Read permission on nested items to access them, even if they lack Item/Read permission for parent folders.

osv:CVE-2021-21624
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21624",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-21624",
    "summary": "An incorrect permission check in Jenkins Role-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 3.1 and earlier allows attackers with Item/Read permission on nested items to access them, even if they lack Item/Read permission for parent folders.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-21624",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
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        "GHSA-rm4m-39fj-288c"
      ],
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
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                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
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              "database_specific": {
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                        "last_affected": "3.1"
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              }
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          ],
          "versions": [
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            "role-strategy-2.14",
            "role-strategy-2.13",
            "role-strategy-2.12",
            "role-strategy-2.11",
            "role-strategy-2.10",
            "role-strategy-2.9.0",
            "role-strategy-2.8.2",
            "role-strategy-2.8.1",
            "role-strategy-2.8.0",
            "role-strategy-2.7.0",
            "role-strategy-2.6.1",
            "role-strategy-2.6.0",
            "role-strategy-2.5.1",
            "role-strategy-2.5.0",
            "role-strategy-2.4.0",
            "role-strategy-2.3.2",
            "role-strategy-2.3.1",
            "role-strategy-2.3.0",
            "role-strategy-2.2.0",
            "role-strategy-2.1.0",
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:23.148302078Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-03-18/#SECURITY-2182"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2021-21624",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 430843,
  "published_at": "2021-03-18T14:15:13.35+00:00"
}