CVE-2018-1000149
MEDIUMCVE-2018-1000149 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.6) vulnerability in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ansible. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2018-1000149 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Jenkins Ansible Plugin man in the middle vulnerability
Blast Radius
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Description
A man in the middle vulnerability exists in Jenkins Ansible Plugin 0.8 and older in AbstractAnsibleInvocation.java, AnsibleAdHocCommandBuilder.java, AnsibleAdHocCommandInvocationTest.java, AnsibleContext.java, AnsibleJobDslExtension.java, AnsiblePlaybookBuilder.java, AnsiblePlaybookStep.java that disables host key verification by default.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ansible | all versions | 1.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ansible. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ansible to 1.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2018-1000149 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2018-1000149 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2018-1000149. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2018-1000149 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2018-1000149 across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.