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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.065 (93.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.066 · newest: 0.065 · change: -0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-03-26/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/26/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44843/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103691 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
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.