CVE-2016-3721
MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: May 17, 2016 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:46 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsJenkinsOpenshift
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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Jenkins before 2.3 and LTS before 1.651.2 might allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary build parameters into the build environment via environment variables.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1773.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1206
- https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Plugins+affected+by+fix+for+SECURITY-170
- https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-05-11
- https://www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-security-advisory-2016-05-11
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1773.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1206x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-05-11x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-security-advisory-2016-05-11SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
4.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-17
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