CVE-2018-1999038 Jenkins Publisher Over CIFS Plugin confused deputy vulnerability
Attackers can force Jenkins to connect to malicious CIFS servers using attacker-controlled credentials, potentially exposing sensitive data or bypassing security controls.
- 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-2018-1999038?
CVE-2018-1999038 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Aug 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A confused deputy vulnerability exists in Jenkins Publisher Over CIFS Plugin 0.10 and earlier in CifsPublisherPluginDescriptor.java that allows attackers to have Jenkins connect to an attacker specified CIFS server with attacker specified credentials.
Weakness: CWE-441
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1999038?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-cifs. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-cifs Maven | All versions | 0.11 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-cifs Maven | All versions | 0.11 |
Products include Jenkins Publish Over Cifs.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1999038?
Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-cifs to 0.11 or later.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2018-1999038 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1999038 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rf7h-9m85-535v.