9.8

CVE-2016-0791: jenkins

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesGHSA-jmw7-ph6p-33cc
Published 07-04-2016Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-0791 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in jenkins. EPSS estimates a 2.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.71%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
RHSA-2016:0711RHSA-2016:1773

Timeline

  1. 07-04-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Jenkins before 1.650 and LTS before 1.642.2 do not use a constant-time algorithm to verify CSRF tokens, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass a CSRF protection mechanism via a brute-force approach.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.71%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.71% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.71%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Jenkins1 product
Org.jenkins-ci.main1 product
  • jenkins-core< 1.650
Redhat1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

4 links