CVE-2025-59475
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Publication date: 2025-09-17

Last updated on: 2025-11-04

Assigner: Jenkins Project

Description
Jenkins 2.527 and earlier, LTS 2.516.2 and earlier does not perform a permission check for the authenticated user profile dropdown menu, allowing attackers without Overall/Read permission to obtain limited information about the Jenkins configuration by listing available options in this menu (e.g., whether Credentials Plugin is installed).
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Published
2025-09-17
Last Modified
2025-11-04
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2026-06-16
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2025-09-17
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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CVE-2025-59475
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jenkins jenkins to 2.516.3 (exc)
jenkins jenkins to 2.528 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-862 The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in Jenkins versions 2.527 and earlier, including LTS 2.516.2 and earlier, occurs because the system does not perform a permission check for the authenticated user's profile dropdown menu. As a result, attackers who do not have Overall/Read permission can still access limited information about the Jenkins configuration by viewing the options available in this menu, such as whether the Credentials Plugin is installed.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability allows attackers without proper permissions to gain limited information about the Jenkins configuration. This information disclosure could potentially aid attackers in planning further attacks or exploiting other vulnerabilities by revealing installed plugins or configuration details that should be restricted.

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