# CVE-2017-2649: Jenkins Active Directory Plugin did not verify certificate of AD server

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-2649-jenkins-active-directory-plugin-did-not-verify-certificate-of-ad  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2017-2649 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-13

Jenkins Active Directory Plugin did not verify certificate of AD server

Technologies: [org.jenkins-ci.plugins:active-directory (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-jenkins-ci-plugins-active-directory). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2017-2649 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-2649 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2017-2649?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 13 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:active-directory (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2017-2649?** Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:active-directory (Maven): upgrade to 2.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2017-2649?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:active-directory (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:active-directory (Maven): upgrade to 2.3 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:active-directory to 2.3 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:active-directory (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2017-2649
- GHSA-vcgj-j8c5-2h52

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