CVE-2018-1999043

jenkins: Ephemeral user record was created on some invalid authentication attempts

Published Aug 23, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-1912 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-2632-h32j-6rg9 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Jenkins
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 6:03 PM
Reserved
Aug 23, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 23, 2018, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:48 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 15, 2018, 12:00 AM