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CVE-2017-1000245

Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—

The SSH Plugin stores credentials which allow jobs to access remote servers via the SSH protocol. User passwords and passphrases for encrypted SSH keys are stored in plaintext in a configuration file.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Jenkins — SSH

CWEs

References

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  "id": "CVE-2017-1000245",
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          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
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  "published": "2017-11-01T13:29:00.570",
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:58:58.423",
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