🛡️ CVE-2016-3724 — jenkins-core
Description
Jenkins Exposes Sensitive Information from Job Configuration
Jenkins before 2.3 and LTS before 1.651.2 allow remote authenticated users with extended read access to obtain sensitive password information by reading a job configuration.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.
Weakness class
CVE-2016-3724 is classified as CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information. Information that should stay internal is disclosed to someone who is not authorised to see it.
Affected software
CVE-2016-3724 is recorded against 1 package.
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (fixed in 1.651.2)
Timeline and source
Published on 14 May 2022 and last revised on 13 March 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
access.redhat.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
wiki.jenkins-ci.org (Web)
www.cloudbees.com (Web)
rhn.redhat.com (Web)
Details
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core | — | 1.651.2 |
References
Similar Threats
- Low CVE-2011-4344
- Unknown CVE-2013-2034
- Low CVE-2013-5573
- Unknown CVE-2013-7330
- Unknown CVE-2014-2058
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