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CVE-2018-1999047

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-1999047 describes an improper authorization vulnerability in Jenkins versions 2.137 and earlier, and 2.121.2 and earlier. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to cancel a scheduled Jenkins restart initiated through the update center. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires low privileges, impacting the integrity of the system by preventing scheduled restarts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.121.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
<= 2.137CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
52.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0077 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 21,977 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (11)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-coreFixed in: 2.121.3
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-coreFixed in: 2.138
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10Fixed in: jenkins
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2Fixed in: jenkins
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3Fixed in: jenkins
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4Fixed in: jenkins
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5Fixed in: jenkins
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6Fixed in: jenkins
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7Fixed in: jenkins
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9Fixed in: jenkins
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.1Fixed in: jenkins

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-r2jf-rc5v-vmpvmedium

Incorrect Authorization in Jenkins

May 13, 2022
redhatCVE-2018-1999047Low

jenkins: Unauthorized users could cancel scheduled restarts initiated from the update center

Aug 15, 2018

References

jenkins.io / security/advisory/2018-08-15
Vendor Advisory