Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published May 8, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-1000176
CVE-2018-1000176
Description
An exposure of sensitive information vulnerability exists in Jenkins Email Extension Plugin 2.61 and older in src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/emailext/ExtendedEmailPublisher/global.groovy and ExtendedEmailPublisherDescriptor.java that allows attackers with control of a Jenkins administrator's web browser (e.g. malicious extension) to retrieve the configured SMTP password.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:email-extMaven | < 2.62 | 2.62 |
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References
4- github.com/advisories/GHSA-gwxm-wqpq-w539ghsaADVISORY
- jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-04-16/nvdVendor Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000176ghsaADVISORY
- jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-04-16ghsaWEB
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