What is CVE-2017-1000245?

CVE-2017-1000245 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jenkins SSH, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2017-1000245?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jenkins SSH

CVE-2017-1000245

The SSH Plugin stores credentials which allow jobs to access remote servers via the SSH protocol. User passwords and passphrases for encrypted SSH keys are stored in plaintext in a configuration file.

EPSS: 0.014 (70.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Jenkins Ssh
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000245?: CVE-2017-1000245 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jenkins SSH, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000245?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.