CVE-2018-1999043

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 58%
VendorProductVersion
jenkinsjenkins
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≤ 2.121.2
jenkinsjenkins
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≤ 2.137
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= Vulnerable software versions
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
jenkins
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-08-15/#SECURITY-672
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-08-15/#SECURITY-672