Man-in-the-Middle Vulnerability in Jenkins vSphere Plugin
CVE-2018-1000151

5.6MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Jenkins
Status
Vsphere
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 April 2018

Summary

A vulnerability in the Jenkins vSphere Plugin allows an attacker to perform man-in-the-middle attacks due to the default disabling of SSL/TLS certificate validation. This oversight can expose sensitive information during data transmission, enabling potential interception and manipulation of data. Users of Jenkins vSphere Plugin versions 2.16 and older must take precautionary measures to ensure secure communications.

References

https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-03-26/#SECURITY...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.6
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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