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CVE-2012-6072 json

Jenkins allows HTTP Injection and Response Splitting

published 2013-02-24 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-2q8v-qx2x-hxjx , EUVD-2012-5946

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

CRLF injection vulnerability in Jenkins before 1.491, Jenkins LTS before 1.480.1, and Jenkins Enterprise 1.424.x before 1.424.6.13, 1.447.x before 1.447.4.1, and 1.466.x before 1.466.10.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via unspecified vectors.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core 1.480.1, 1.491
  • rhc openshift 1 1.3.2-1.3.el6op
  • jenkins openshift 1 1.498-1.1.el6op
  • mongodb openshift 1 2.0.2-6.el6op
  • libmongodb openshift 1 2.0.2-6.el6op
  • mongodb-server openshift 1 2.0.2-6.el6op
  • openshift-console openshift 1 0.0.13-2.el6op
  • rubygem-activerecord openshift 1 1:3.0.13-3.el6op
  • ruby193-mod_passenger openshift 1 3.0.12-21.el6op

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:0220

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-6072 updated cvss 4.3

Jenkins: HTTP response splitting

  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Client Tools rhc 1.3.2-1.3.el6op Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Infrastructure mongodb 2.0.2-6.el6op, libmongodb 2.0.2-6.el6op, mongodb-server 2.0.2-6.el6op, openshift-console 0.0.13-2.el6op, rubygem-activerecord 3.0.13-3.el6op, ruby193-mod_passenger 3.0.12-21.el6op, +12 more Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Node jenkins 1.498-1.1.el6op, ruby193-mod_passenger 3.0.12-21.el6op, openshift-origin-node-util 1.0.7-1.el6op, ruby193-rubygem-activerecord 3.2.8-2.el6, openshift-origin-port-proxy 1.0.3-1.el6op, ruby193-rubygem-passenger 3.0.12-21.el6op, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0220

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core
>=1.481, <1.491
<1.480.1
1.491
1.480.1

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-113 Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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