jenkins: Form validation for password fields was sent via GET (SECURITY-616)
Published Jan 26, 2018
2.2
LOWCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
The Jenkins 2.73.1 and earlier, 2.83 and earlier default form control for passwords and other secrets, <f:password/>, supports form validation (e.g. for API keys). The form validation AJAX requests were sent via GET, which could result in secrets being logged to a HTTP access log in non-default configurations of Jenkins, and made available to users with access to these log files. Form validation for <f:password/> is now always sent via POST, which is typically not logged.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00391) | 30.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00391) | 33.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000401 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1501819 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h8c5-c92g-jq6x Advisory
- https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/blob/6d179998e18adfbaa4e443c7e837135bf36c53d7/test/src/test/java/lib/form/PasswordTest.java
- https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/09d60462b9edf775f08568601bb3e2cfd8075368
- https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-10-11/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000401
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000401
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