CVE-2018-1999043 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-08-15/SECURITY-672

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5