CVE-2018-8718

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Mailer Plugin 1.20 for Jenkins 2.111 allows remote authenticated users to send unauthorized mail as an arbitrary user via a /descriptorByName/hudson.tasks.Mailer/sendTestMail request.

Category

8.0
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.93% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory jenkins.io
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-03-26/ vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/26/3 third party advisory mailing list
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44843/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103691 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-8718?
CVE-2018-8718 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-8718?
To fix CVE-2018-8718, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-8718 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-8718 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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