A man in the middle vulnerability exists in Jenkins vSphere Plugin 2.16 and older in…
Priority LOW 25CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
A man in the middle vulnerability exists in Jenkins vSphere Plugin 2.16 and older in VSphere.java that disables SSL/TLS certificate validation by default.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00417 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vsphere-cloud (Maven): 2.17
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vsphere-cloud (Maven) | before 2.17 | 2.17 | Patch available | GHSA-vq7p-f4fv-rr5x |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vsphere-cloud (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.17 Fixed in 2.17 Patch available GHSA-vq7p-f4fv-rr5x
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-vq7p-f4fv-rr5x org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vsphere-cloud (Maven) Fixed in 2.17 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1000151
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vq7p-f4fv-rr5x
References
More Jenkins Vsphere vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-15805 A cross-site request forgery vulnerability exists in Jenkins vSphere Plugin 2.16 and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-15804 An improper authorization vulnerability exists in Jenkins vSphere Plugin 2.16 and older… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.3
Sources
- CVE-2018-1000151 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1000151 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vq7p-f4fv-rr5x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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