Jenkins SSH Build Agents Plugin did not verify host keys · CVE-2017-2648 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

Jenkins SSH Build Agents Plugin did not verify host keys

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 30, 2024

Package

org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ssh-slaves (Maven)

Affected versions

< 1.15

Patched versions

1.15

Description

It was found that jenkins-ssh-slaves-plugin before version 1.15 did not perform host key verification, thereby enabling Man-in-the-Middle attacks.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database

Jul 27, 2018

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022

Reviewed Jan 30, 2024

Last updated Jan 30, 2024

Severity

Moderate

5.6

/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

High

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

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