CVE-2018-1999040 Exposure of Sensitive Information in Jenkins Kubernetes Plugin

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can capture stored credentials with known IDs in the Jenkins Kubernetes Plugin, exposing sensitive authentication data.

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-2018-1999040?

CVE-2018-1999040 is a high-severity 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

An exposure of sensitive information vulnerability exists in Jenkins Kubernetes Plugin 1.10.1 and earlier in KubernetesCloud.java that allows attackers to capture credentials with a known credentials ID stored in Jenkins.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1999040?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.csanchez.jenkins.plugins:kubernetes. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.csanchez.jenkins.plugins:kubernetes MavenAll versions1.10.2
org.csanchez.jenkins.plugins:kubernetes MavenAll versions1.10.2

Products include Jenkins Kubernetes.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1999040?

Upgrade org.csanchez.jenkins.plugins:kubernetes to 1.10.2 or later.

Is CVE-2018-1999040 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1999040 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fqg2-c97r-rqcj.

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