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CVE-2018-1999043
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-08-23T18:29:00.577 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:48:35.523

Summary

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

jenkins — jenkins

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References

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