HIGH
jenkins-plugin-mailer: Missing permissions check in Mailer.java:doSendTestMail() allows unauthorised users to send mail
Published Mar 27, 2018
8.0
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.52%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.0 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
6.4 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low
6.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.52% 0.06516
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06516
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 (26 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.52% (0.06516) | 93.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 6.52% (0.06516) | 93.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 5.29% (0.05295) | 92.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 6.52% (0.06516) | 93.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 5.29% (0.05295) | 92.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 6.64% (0.06639) | 93.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 5.33% (0.05330) | 92.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 6.64% (0.06639) | 93.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 5.33% (0.05330) | 92.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.77% (0.06773) | 93.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.37% (0.01367) | 78.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.92% (0.07923) | 86.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 1.37% (0.01367) | 78.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 7.92% (0.07923) | 90.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 6.35% (0.06348) | 90.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 7.92% (0.07923) | 90.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.35% (0.06348) | 90.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00762) | 81.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00762) | 81.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 11, 2023 | 0.76% (0.00762) | 79.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00665) | 77.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.79% (0.00787) | 78.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 32.31% (0.32306) | 97.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 32.31% (0.32306) | 96.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 5.60% (0.05603) | 80.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 5.60% (0.05603) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (10)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/26/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103691 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8718 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1561287 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6g57-h38c-q52g Advisory
- https://github.com/jenkinsci/mailer-plugin/commit/98e79cf904769907f83894e29f50ed6b3e7eb135
- https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-03-26/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8718
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8718
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44843/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/26/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103691 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8718 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1561287 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6g57-h38c-q52g | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/jenkinsci/mailer-plugin/commit/98e79cf904769907f83894e29f50ed6b3e7eb135 | ||
| https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-03-26/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8718 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8718 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44843/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 27, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Mar 14, 2018
Link CVE-2018-8718
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-6G57-H38C-Q52G Updated n/a