A vulnerability exists in Jenkins 2.137 and earlier, 2.121.2 and earlier in XStream2.java that allows attackers to have Jenkins resolve a domain name when deserializing an instance of java.net.URL.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2018-1999042 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.2 | jenkins | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.1 | jenkins | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0 | jenkins | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 | jenkins | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7 | jenkins | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6 | jenkins | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5 | jenkins | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4 | jenkins | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3 | jenkins | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | jenkins | Not affected |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 | jenkins | Will not fix |
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