CVE-2016-0792

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple unspecified API endpoints in Jenkins before 1.650 and LTS before 1.642.2 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via serialized data in an XML file, related to XStream and groovy.util.Expando.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 90.61% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory jenkins-ci.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43375/ exploit
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0711 vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42394/ exploit
https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/serialization-must-die-act-2-xstream exploit
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1773.html vendor advisory
https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-02-24 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-0792?
CVE-2016-0792 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-0792?
To fix CVE-2016-0792, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-0792 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-0792 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~91% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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