CVE-2016-9299

Public Exploit

Description

The remoting module in Jenkins before 2.32 and LTS before 2.19.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java object, which triggers an LDAP query to a third-party server.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 64.05% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory jenkins-ci.org Vendor Advisory cloudbees.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44642/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/12/4 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94281 vdb entry third party advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21original/jenkinsci-advisories/-fc-w9tNEJE/LZ7EOS0fBgAJ mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZW2KUKYLNLVDB7STLHLYALCUFLEGCRM6/ vendor advisory
https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-11-16 vendor advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21original/jenkinsci-advisories/-fc-w9tNEJE/GRvEzWoJBgAJ mailing list
http://www.slideshare.net/codewhitesec/java-deserialization-vulnerabilities-the-forgotten-bug-class-deepsec-edition third party advisory
https://www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-security-advisory-2016-11-16 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/9 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9299?
CVE-2016-9299 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-9299?
To fix CVE-2016-9299, 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-2016-9299 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-9299 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~64% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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