Missing Permission Check in Jenkins Contrast Plugin

Publication date: 2026-06-24

Last updated on: 2026-07-06

Assigner: Jenkins Project

Description

A missing permission check in Jenkins Contrast Continuous Application Security Plugin 3.11 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using an attacker-specified username, API key, and service key.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-06-24

Last Modified

2026-07-06

Generated

2026-07-14

AI Q&A

2026-06-24

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-13

NVD

CVE-2026-57297

EUVD

EUVD-2026-38778

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
jenkins	contrast_continuous_application_security	to 3.11 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

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 is a missing permission check in the Jenkins Contrast Continuous Application Security Plugin version 3.11 and earlier. It allows attackers who have Overall/Read permission to connect to a URL specified by the attacker using an attacker-specified username, API key, and service key.

Impact Analysis

An attacker with Overall/Read permission could exploit this vulnerability to connect to arbitrary URLs using credentials they specify. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access or misuse of services by leveraging the plugin's ability to connect with attacker-controlled credentials.

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