CVE-2018-1999043
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Jenkins
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.27%
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-1999043
To remediate CVE-2018-1999043, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.121.3 or later
Is CVE-2018-1999043 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.121.3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |