# CVE-2018-1000151: Jenkins vSphere Plugin disables SSL/TLS certificate validation by default

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-1000151-jenkins-vsphere-plugin-disables-ssl-tls-certificate-validation  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-1000151 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-14

Jenkins vSphere Plugin disables SSL/TLS certificate validation by default

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-1000151 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-1000151 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-1000151?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 14 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vsphere-cloud (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.17.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-1000151?** Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vsphere-cloud (Maven): upgrade to 2.17 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-1000151?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vsphere-cloud (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:vsphere-cloud (Maven): upgrade to 2.17 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vsphere-cloud to 2.17 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vsphere-cloud (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.17

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-1000151
- GHSA-vq7p-f4fv-rr5x

## Related threats

- [Jenkins vSphere Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-1000153-jenkins-vsphere-plugin-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability)
- [Jenkins vSphere Plugin incorrect authorization vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-1000152-jenkins-vsphere-plugin-incorrect-authorization-vulnerability)