CVE-2018-1000151
Jenkins vSphere Plugin disables SSL/TLS certificate validation by default
A man in the middle vulnerability exists in Jenkins vSphere Plugin 2.16 and older in VSphere.java that disables SSL/TLS certificate validation by default.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A man in the middle vulnerability exists in Jenkins vSphere Plugin 2.16 and older in VSphere.java that disables SSL/TLS certificate validation by default.
- Record
CVE-2018-1000151- CVSS 3.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A man in the middle vulnerability exists in Jenkins vSphere Plugin 2.16 and older in VSphere.java that disables SSL/TLS certificate validation by default.
- Record
CVE-2018-1000151- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5407 No score
A man in the middle vulnerability exists in Jenkins vSphere Plugin 2.16 and older in VSphere.java that disables SSL/TLS certificate validation by default.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5407- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vq7p-f4fv-rr5x
Jenkins vSphere Plugin disables SSL/TLS certificate validation by default
A man in the middle vulnerability exists in Jenkins vSphere Plugin 2.16 and older in VSphere.java that disables SSL/TLS certificate validation by default. vSphere Plugin 2.17 now has SSL/TLS certificate validation enabled by default.
- Record
GHSA-vq7p-f4fv-rr5x- CVSS 3.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A man in the middle vulnerability exists in Jenkins vSphere Plugin 2.16 and older in VSphere.java that disables SSL/TLS certificate validation by default.
- Record
CVE-2018-1000151- CVSS 3.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-vq7p-f4fv-rr5x
Jenkins vSphere Plugin disables SSL/TLS certificate validation by default
A man in the middle vulnerability exists in Jenkins vSphere Plugin 2.16 and older in VSphere.java that disables SSL/TLS certificate validation by default. vSphere Plugin 2.17 now has SSL/TLS certificate validation enabled by default.
- Record
GHSA-vq7p-f4fv-rr5x- CVSS 3.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vsphere-cloudMaven |
through 2.16 | 2.17 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vsphere-cloudMaven |
before 2.17, plus listed versions 0.100.40.50.70.8 Show 31 moreShow less0.91.0.11.0.21.1.01.1.11.1.101.1.111.1.121.1.21.1.31.1.41.1.51.1.61.1.92.02.12.102.112.122.132.142.152.162.22.32.42.52.62.72.82.9 |
2.17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-1000151 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.6) in Jenkins Vsphere, published April 5, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vsphere-cloud 2.17.