# CVE-2018-1000185: Jenkins GitHub Branch Source Plugin vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-1000185-jenkins-github-branch-source-plugin-vulnerable-to-server-side  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-1000185 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-14

Jenkins GitHub Branch Source Plugin vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-1000185 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-1000185 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-1000185?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 14 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:github-branch-source (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.3.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-1000185?** Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:github-branch-source (Maven): upgrade to 2.3.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-1000185?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:github-branch-source (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:github-branch-source (Maven): upgrade to 2.3.5 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:github-branch-source to 2.3.5 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:github-branch-source (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.3.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-1000185
- GHSA-9cfq-v2hm-c3xr

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