CVE-2017-2648

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Published Jul 27, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Jenkins

jenkins-ssh-slaves-plugin

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.15`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:ssh_slaves:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-5724	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.
Github GHSA	GHSA-x654-4wjh-74q6	Jenkins SSH Build Agents Plugin did not verify host keys

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.423% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96985
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2648
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-03-20/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Jenkins Ssh Slaves

Weaknesses

CWE-295

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Jul 27, 2018, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:02 PM
Reserved: Dec 1, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:16 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 27, 2018, 8:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:16 AM

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