jenkins: Use of AES ECB block cipher mode without IV for encrypting secrets (SECURITY-304)
Published May 23, 2018
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.04%
Description
Jenkins before versions 2.44, 2.32.2 uses AES ECB block cipher mode without IV for encrypting secrets which makes Jenkins and the stored secrets vulnerable to unnecessary risks (SECURITY-304).
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Jenkins Defaultn/a
- Version jenkins 2.32.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version jenkins 2.44StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Jenkins | n/a |
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No data.
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
jenkins
Under investigation
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
jenkins
Under investigation
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | jenkins | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | jenkins | Under investigation | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
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:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.04% (0.01045) | 62.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.10% (0.01098) | 61.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00027) | 4.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00106) | 43.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00106) | 42.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00153) | 49.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95948 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2598 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1418696 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2598 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r9q2-3r6x-qmgp Advisory
- https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/e6aa166246d1734f4798a9e31f78842f4c85c28b x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-02-01/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2598
- https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2017-02-01
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2598
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95948 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2598 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1418696 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2598 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r9q2-3r6x-qmgp | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/e6aa166246d1734f4798a9e31f78842f4c85c28b | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-02-01/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2598 | ||
| https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2017-02-01 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2598 |
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