Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2017-2648 affects the Jenkins SSH Slaves plugin before version 1.15. The plugin did not verify SSH host keys, so an attacker positioned between Jenkins and an SSH build agent could impersonate the agent and intercept or alter traffic. Exposure is likely limited to Jenkins environments using the SSH Slaves plugin before 1.15, especially where controller-to-agent SSH traffic crosses shared, routed, or untrusted networks. The provided affected-version metadata is limited, so confirm against Jenkins advisory data. Treat as a scheduled but important Jenkins hardening item. Escalate priority if Jenkins agents run sensitive builds, handle secrets, or communicate over networks where interception is plausible. Mitigation focus: Inventory Jenkins instances using the SSH Slaves plugin.; Upgrade the plugin to version 1.15 or later per Jenkins guidance.; Review the Jenkins advisory for any environment-specific notes..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.8 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N1.65.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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6.8MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2648CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-03-20/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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