CVE-2018-1999043

High

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Jenkins 2.137 and earlier, 2.121.2 and earlier in BasicAuthenticationFilter.java, BasicHeaderApiTokenAuthenticator.java that allows attackers to create ephemeral in-memory user records by attempting to log in using invalid credentials.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductJenkins
PublishedAug 23, 2018
First seenAug 23, 2018

How to fix

Update
  • org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core2.121.3, 2.138 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
jenkins jenkinsv ≤ 2.121.2, v ≤ 2.137—
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-coreMavenv < 2.121.3, 2.122 ≤ v < 2.1382.121.3, 2.138

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