PT-2018-5178 · Apache+1 · Commons-Httpclient+1

Published 2018-01-26 · Updated 2022-05-14 · CVE-2017-1000396

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Jenkins versions 2.73.1 and earlier, 2.83 and earlier

Description The issue concerns a vulnerability in the commons-httpclient library that incorrectly verifies SSL certificates, making it susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks. This library is widely used as a transitive dependency in Jenkins plugins.

Recommendations For Jenkins versions 2.73.1 and earlier, 2.83 and earlier, update the commons-httpclient library to a version that includes the backported fix for the issue.

Fix

Improper Certificate Validation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-295

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-1000396

GHSA-FQ9F-9WV9-RFMG

Affected Products

Jenkins

Commons-Httpclient

References · 6

• https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-10-11 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000396 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1000396 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-fq9f-9wv9-rfmg · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins · Note
• https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/fe77d1c3dbf91ddf2a9f8e5ed882611455ab00d0 · Note