CVE-2018-1000183 Jenkins GitHub Plugin exposure of sensitive information vulnerability exists

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers with read access can force Jenkins to connect to malicious URLs, potentially capturing stored credentials.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2018-1000183?

CVE-2018-1000183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A exposure of sensitive information vulnerability exists in Jenkins GitHub Plugin 1.29.0 and older in GitHubServerConfig.java that allows attackers with Overall/Read access to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000183?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.coravy.hudson.plugins.github:github. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
com.coravy.hudson.plugins.github:github MavenAll versions1.29.1
com.coravy.hudson.plugins.github:github MavenAll versions1.29.1

Products include Jenkins Github.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1000183?

Upgrade com.coravy.hudson.plugins.github:github to 1.29.1 or later.

Is CVE-2018-1000183 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v7g7-cmxx-wxw9.

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