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CVE-2018-1999043 Details

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Jenkins 2.137 and earlier, 2.121.2 and earlier in BasicAuthenticationFilter.java, BasicHeaderApiTokenAuthenticator.java that allows attackers to create ephemeral in-memory user records by attempting to log in using invalid credentials.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-08-15/#SECURITY-672 CVEVendor Advisory
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-08-15/#SECURITY-672 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
jenkins jenkins
<= 2.121.2
<= 2.137

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-1999043
NVD Published Date:
Aug 23, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-1999043 Details - Not Deferred