# CVE-2017-2654: Emails were sent to addresses not associated with actual users of Jenkins by Email Extension Plugin

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-2654-emails-were-sent-to-addresses-not-associated-with-actual-users-of  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2017-2654 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-13

Emails were sent to addresses not associated with actual users of Jenkins by Email Extension Plugin

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2017-2654 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-2654 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2017-2654?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 13 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:email-ext (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.57.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2017-2654?** Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:email-ext (Maven): upgrade to 2.57.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2017-2654?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:email-ext (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:email-ext (Maven): upgrade to 2.57.1 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:email-ext to 2.57.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:email-ext (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.57.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2017-2654
- GHSA-c8qr-vfjf-62q3

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