CVE-2018-1000176
Jenkins Email Extension Plugin showed plain text SMTP password in configuration form field
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.09%
Description
An exposure of sensitive information vulnerability exists in Jenkins Email Extension Plugin 2.61 and older in src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/emailext/ExtendedEmailPublisher/global.groovy and ExtendedEmailPublisherDescriptor.java that allows attackers with control of a Jenkins administrator's web browser (e.g. malicious extension) to retrieve the configured SMTP password.
How to fix CVE-2018-1000176
To remediate CVE-2018-1000176, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.62 or later
Is CVE-2018-1000176 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.62
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |