CVE-2018-1999039 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Jenkins Confluence Publisher Plugin
Attackers can force Jenkins to send login requests to arbitrary Confluence servers, potentially exposing credentials or bypassing network restrictions.
- 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-2018-1999039?
CVE-2018-1999039 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 server-side request forgery vulnerability exists in Jenkins Confluence Publisher Plugin 2.0.1 and earlier in ConfluenceSite.java that allows attackers to have Jenkins submit login requests to an attacker-specified Confluence server URL with attacker specified credentials.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1999039?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins:confluence-publisher. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:confluence-publisher Maven | All versions | 2.0.2 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:confluence-publisher Maven | All versions | 2.0.2 |
Products include Jenkins Confluence Publisher.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1999039?
Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:confluence-publisher to 2.0.2 or later.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2018-1999039 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1999039 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5339-9974-hqj9.