Vulnerability in Jenkins
CVE-2018-1000408
A denial of service vulnerability exists in Jenkins 2.145 and earlier, LTS 2.138.1 and earlier in core/src/main/java/hudson/security/HudsonPrivateSecurityRealm.java that allows attackers without Overall/Read permission to access a specific URL on instances using the built-in Jenkins user database security realm that results in the creation of an ephemeral user record in memory.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (72.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-10-10/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106532 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1000408?
- CVE-2018-1000408 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1000408?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-1000408 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.