VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-2648
It was found that jenkins-ssh-slaves-plugin before version 1.15 did not perform host key verification, thereby enabling Man-in-the-Middle attacks.
MEDIUM 5.6EPSS 1.42%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
It was found that jenkins-ssh-slaves-plugin before version 1.15 did not perform host key verification, thereby enabling Man-in-the-Middle attacks.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 1.42% probability · 73th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-295
- Affected
- jenkins/ssh slaves
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96985Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2648Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-03-20/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96985Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2648Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-03-20/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.