CVE-2016-3725

Description

Jenkins before 2.3 and LTS before 1.651.2 allows remote authenticated users to trigger updating of update site metadata by leveraging a missing permissions check. NOTE: this issue can be combined with DNS cache poisoning to cause a denial of service (service disruption).

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.14%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory jenkins-ci.org Vendor Advisory cloudbees.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-security-advisory-2016-05-11 vendor advisory
https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-05-11 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1206 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1773.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3725?
CVE-2016-3725 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3725?
To fix CVE-2016-3725, 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-2016-3725 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-3725 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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