CVE-2018-1999038
Jenkins Publisher Over CIFS Plugin confused deputy vulnerability
A confused deputy vulnerability exists in Jenkins Publisher Over CIFS Plugin 0.10 and earlier in CifsPublisherPluginDescriptor.java that allows attackers to have Jenkins connect to an attacker specified CIFS server with attacker specified credentials.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A confused deputy vulnerability exists in Jenkins Publisher Over CIFS Plugin 0.10 and earlier in CifsPublisherPluginDescriptor.java that allows attackers to have Jenkins connect to an attacker specified CIFS server with attacker specified credentials.
- Record
CVE-2018-1999038- CVSS 3.0
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-441
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A confused deputy vulnerability exists in Jenkins Publisher Over CIFS Plugin 0.10 and earlier in CifsPublisherPluginDescriptor.java that allows attackers to have Jenkins connect to an attacker specified CIFS server with attacker specified credentials.
- Record
CVE-2018-1999038- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5157 No score
A confused deputy vulnerability exists in Jenkins Publisher Over CIFS Plugin 0.10 and earlier in CifsPublisherPluginDescriptor.java that allows attackers to have Jenkins connect to an attacker specified CIFS server with attacker specified credentials.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5157- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rf7h-9m85-535v
Jenkins Publisher Over CIFS Plugin confused deputy vulnerability
A confused deputy vulnerability exists in Jenkins Publisher Over CIFS Plugin 0.10 and earlier in CifsPublisherPluginDescriptor.java that allows attackers to have Jenkins connect to an attacker specified CIFS server with attacker specified credentials. Additionally, this form validation method did not require POST requests, resulting in a CSRF vulnerability. As of version 0.11, this form validation method requires POST requests and Overall/Administer permissions.
- Record
GHSA-rf7h-9m85-535v- CVSS 3.0
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-441
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A confused deputy vulnerability exists in Jenkins Publisher Over CIFS Plugin 0.10 and earlier in CifsPublisherPluginDescriptor.java that allows attackers to have Jenkins connect to an attacker specified CIFS server with attacker specified credentials.
- Record
CVE-2018-1999038- CVSS 3.0
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-rf7h-9m85-535v
Jenkins Publisher Over CIFS Plugin confused deputy vulnerability
A confused deputy vulnerability exists in Jenkins Publisher Over CIFS Plugin 0.10 and earlier in CifsPublisherPluginDescriptor.java that allows attackers to have Jenkins connect to an attacker specified CIFS server with attacker specified credentials. Additionally, this form validation method did not require POST requests, resulting in a CSRF vulnerability. As of version 0.11, this form validation method requires POST requests and Overall/Administer permissions.
- Record
GHSA-rf7h-9m85-535v- CVSS 3.0
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-441
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-cifsMaven |
through 0.10 | 0.11 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-cifsMaven |
before 0.11, plus listed versions 0.100.20.30.50.60.9 |
0.11 |
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-2018-1999038 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.2) in Jenkins Publish Over Cifs, published August 1, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-cifs 0.11.