What is CVE-2018-1000412?

CVE-2018-1000412 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Jira, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-1000412?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Jenkins Jira

CVE-2018-1000412

An improper authorization vulnerability exists in Jenkins Jira Plugin 3.0.1 and earlier in JiraSite.java that allows attackers with Overall/Read access to have Jenkins connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2019-01-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jenkins Jira

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-09-25/ (Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/106532 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1000412?: CVE-2018-1000412 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Jira, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-1000412?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.