CVE-2018-1999046 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Jenkins

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers with read permissions can access sensitive connection logs for any agent in Jenkins, exposing internal network details.

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-2018-1999046?

CVE-2018-1999046 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 23 Aug 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 2.137 and earlier, 2.121.2 and earlier in Computer.java that allows attackers With Overall/Read permission to access the connection log for any agent.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1999046?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenAll versions2.121.3
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenAll versions2.121.3
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenFrom 2.1222.138
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenFrom 2.1222.138

Products include Jenkins Jenkins.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1999046?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to a fixed version for your release line: 2.121.3 or 2.138.

Is CVE-2018-1999046 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1999046 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-667q-vj58-rj88.

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