CVE-2017-2648: Improper Certificate Validation

May 13, 2022 (updated January 30, 2024)

It was found that jenkins-ssh-slaves-plugin before version 1.15 does not perform host key verification, thereby enabling Man-in-the-Middle attacks.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/96985
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2648
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x654-4wjh-74q6
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-03-20/
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2648

Code Behaviors & Features

Detect and mitigate CVE-2017-2648 with GitLab Dependency Scanning

Secure your software supply chain by verifying that all open source dependencies used in your projects contain no disclosed vulnerabilities. Dependency Scanning using SBOM also detects vulnerabilities from proprietary advisories that this site does not include. Learn more about Dependency Scanning using SBOM →