4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-3725
Jenkins Update Site Metadata Remote authenticated Increasing Attack Request
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).

INFO

Published Date :

May 17, 2016, 2:08 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 5, 2018, 2:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-3725 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat openshift
1 Jenkins jenkins
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-3725.

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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-3725 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-3725 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1773.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:1.651.1:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:1.651.1:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1206
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 15, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudbees:jenkins:1.651.1:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:cloudbees:jenkins:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:1.651.1:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Jun. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation CloudBees Jenkins en versiones anteriores a 2.3 y LTS en versiones anteriores 1.651.2 permite a usuarios remotos autenticados desencadenar actualizaciones de metadatos provenientes de portales de actualización aprovechando la falta de comprobación de permisos. NOTA: este problema puede darse en combinación con el envenenamiento de la caché DNS para provocar una denegación de servicio (interrupción de servicio).
    Added Translation Jenkins en versiones anteriores a 2.3 y LTS en versiones anteriores a 1.651.2 permite a usuarios remotos autenticados desencadenar actualizaciones de metadatos provenientes de portales de actualización aprovechando la falta de comprobación de permisos. NOTA: este problema puede darse en combinación con el envenenamiento de la caché DNS para provocar una denegación de servicio (interrupción de servicio).
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 11, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CloudBees 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). 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).
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:cloudbees:jenkins:1.651.1:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:cloudbees:jenkins:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-security-advisory-2016-05-11 No Types Assigned https://www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-security-advisory-2016-05-11 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-05-11 No Types Assigned https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-05-11 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-3725 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-3725 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.16 }} 0.00%

score

0.49926

percentile

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