CVE-2018-1000184

A server-side request forgery vulnerability exists in Jenkins GitHub Plugin 1.29.0 and older in GitHubPluginConfig.java that allows attackers with Overall/Read access to cause Jenkins to send a GET request to a specified URL.

Published: 2018-06-05 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-1000184 is rated Low Risk (23.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.03%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1000184

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.05% 0.03% -0.02%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.05% -0.83%
3 2022-02-04 0.89%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-1000184

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.4 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 2.5 [email protected]
5.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-1000184

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-1000184

GHSA-gh85-mq87-r7v3 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Jenkins GitHub Plugin server-side request forgery vulnerability exists

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-1000184

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000184

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-1000184

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jenkins github <= 1.29.0 cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:github:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*

References for CVE-2018-1000184

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