CSRF in Jenkins Mailer
CVE-2018-8718
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Mailer Plugin 1.20 for Jenkins 2.111 allows remote authenticated users to send unauthorized mail as an arbitrary user via a /descriptorByName/hudson.tasks.Mailer/sendTestMail request.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
EPSS: 0.068 (93.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Jenkins Mailer
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-8718?
- CVE-2018-8718 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Mailer, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2018-03-27.
- How severe is CVE-2018-8718?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-8718 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.