jenkins: Ephemeral user record was created on some invalid authentication attempts
Published Aug 23, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.67%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
atomic-enterprise-service-catalog-1:3.11.51-1.git.1671.2d16650.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
atomic-openshift-0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
atomic-openshift-cluster-autoscaler-0:3.11.51-1.git.0.0aa9fc2.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
atomic-openshift-descheduler-0:3.11.51-1.git.300.89070e8.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
atomic-openshift-dockerregistry-0:3.11.51-1.git.446.d29ce0e.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
atomic-openshift-metrics-server-0:3.11.51-1.git.52.03e3a91.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
atomic-openshift-node-problem-detector-0:3.11.51-1.git.254.22189b0.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
atomic-openshift-service-idler-0:3.11.51-1.git.14.813574a.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
atomic-openshift-web-console-0:3.11.51-1.git.324.0ae64ed.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
cri-o-0:1.11.10-1.rhaos3.11.git42c86f0.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
golang-github-openshift-oauth-proxy-0:3.11.51-1.git.419.1af74df.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
golang-github-prometheus-alertmanager-0:3.11.51-1.git.0.50a0687.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
golang-github-prometheus-node_exporter-0:3.11.51-1.git.1063.12dd8be.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
golang-github-prometheus-prometheus-0:3.11.51-1.git.5023.0ad933c.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
jenkins-0:2.138.2.1542054911-1.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
jenkins-2-plugins-0:3.11.1542061886-1.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
kibana-0:5.6.13-1.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
openshift-ansible-0:3.11.51-2.git.0.51c90a3.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
openshift-enterprise-autoheal-0:3.11.51-1.git.219.8ea4275.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
openshift-enterprise-cluster-capacity-0:3.11.51-1.git.380.ffa21af.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
openshift-monitor-project-lifecycle-0:3.11.51-1.git.59.7b59e29.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
openshift-monitor-sample-app-0:3.11.51-1.git.5.f6d0188.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2018:3743
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10
jenkins
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4
jenkins
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5
jenkins
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6
jenkins
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7
jenkins
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9
jenkins
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
jenkins
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | atomic-enterprise-service-catalog-1:3.11.51-1.git.1671.2d16650.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | atomic-openshift-0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | atomic-openshift-cluster-autoscaler-0:3.11.51-1.git.0.0aa9fc2.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | atomic-openshift-descheduler-0:3.11.51-1.git.300.89070e8.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | atomic-openshift-dockerregistry-0:3.11.51-1.git.446.d29ce0e.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | atomic-openshift-metrics-server-0:3.11.51-1.git.52.03e3a91.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | atomic-openshift-node-problem-detector-0:3.11.51-1.git.254.22189b0.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | atomic-openshift-service-idler-0:3.11.51-1.git.14.813574a.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | atomic-openshift-web-console-0:3.11.51-1.git.324.0ae64ed.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | cri-o-0:1.11.10-1.rhaos3.11.git42c86f0.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | golang-github-openshift-oauth-proxy-0:3.11.51-1.git.419.1af74df.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | golang-github-prometheus-alertmanager-0:3.11.51-1.git.0.50a0687.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | golang-github-prometheus-node_exporter-0:3.11.51-1.git.1063.12dd8be.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | golang-github-prometheus-prometheus-0:3.11.51-1.git.5023.0ad933c.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | jenkins-0:2.138.2.1542054911-1.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | jenkins-2-plugins-0:3.11.1542061886-1.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | kibana-0:5.6.13-1.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | openshift-ansible-0:3.11.51-2.git.0.51c90a3.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | openshift-enterprise-autoheal-0:3.11.51-1.git.219.8ea4275.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | openshift-enterprise-cluster-capacity-0:3.11.51-1.git.380.ffa21af.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | openshift-monitor-project-lifecycle-0:3.11.51-1.git.59.7b59e29.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | openshift-monitor-sample-app-0:3.11.51-1.git.5.f6d0188.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2018:3743 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 | jenkins | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4 | jenkins | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5 | jenkins | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6 | jenkins | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7 | jenkins | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 | jenkins | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | jenkins | Not affected | 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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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 v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01673) | 76.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01673) | 73.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 38.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 37.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00086) | 35.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 31.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 40.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 11.68th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 11.22th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 29.97th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1999043 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1620342 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2632-h32j-6rg9 Advisory
- https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-08-15/#SECURITY-672 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1999043
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1999043
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1999043 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1620342 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2632-h32j-6rg9 | Advisory | |
| https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-08-15/#SECURITY-672 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1999043 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1999043 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.