Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Jenkins instances using Publisher Over CIFS Plugin 0.10 or earlier may be tricked into making CIFS connections chosen by an attacker using attacker-specified credentials. Business risk is highest where Jenkins can reach internal file shares or outbound SMB/CIFS destinations.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted Jenkins exposure review, not an internet-wide emergency based on the provided evidence. Prioritize environments where Jenkins has broad network access or where non-admin users can affect build publishing configuration.
Technical view
The reported flaw is a confused deputy issue in CifsPublisherPluginDescriptor.java. The CVE states attackers can cause Jenkins to connect to an attacker-specified CIFS server with attacker-specified credentials. The supplied sources do not provide CVSS, CWE, authentication prerequisites, or a fixed version.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Jenkins environments with Publisher Over CIFS Plugin 0.10 or earlier installed. Risk depends on plugin use, Jenkins network reachability to CIFS/SMB services, and whether untrusted users can influence plugin validation or configuration paths.
Exploitation context
The provided bundle does not state active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked KEV. Exploit availability is not established from the supplied evidence.
Researcher notes
Key evidence gaps remain: no CVSS vector, CWE, fixed release, affected CPEs, exploit prerequisites, or exploit-in-the-wild evidence were included. Validate details against Jenkins advisory SECURITY-975 before assigning final severity.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Jenkins controllers for Publisher Over CIFS Plugin installations.
- Check Jenkins advisory SECURITY-975 for official fixed-version or removal guidance.
- Upgrade, disable, or remove the plugin according to vendor guidance.
- Restrict Jenkins outbound CIFS/SMB access to approved destinations.
- Limit Jenkins configuration permissions to trusted administrators.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed Publisher Over CIFS Plugin versions across Jenkins controllers.
- Review job and global configuration for CIFS publisher usage.
- Check Jenkins logs for unexpected CIFS connection attempts.
- Verify outbound firewall rules restrict CIFS/SMB from Jenkins.
- Confirm remediation status against Jenkins advisory SECURITY-975.
Public sources used
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- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-07-30/#SECURITY-975CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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