What is CVE-2017-1000243?

CVE-2017-1000243 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Favorite Plugin, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2017-1000243?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Jenkins Favorite Plugin

CVE-2017-1000243

Jenkins Favorite Plugin 2.1.4 and older does not perform permission checks when changing favorite status, allowing any user to set any other user's favorites

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2017-11-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jenkins Favorite Plugin

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/101946 (vdb-entry)
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-06-06/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000243?: CVE-2017-1000243 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Favorite Plugin, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000243?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.