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medium 6.5

CVE-2015-1806 json

Jenkins allows for Privilege Escalation by Remote Authenticated Users

published 2015-10-16 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-mm9c-4cv4-7rfv , EUVD-2015-1931

cvss
6.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.5%
EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The combination filter Groovy script in Jenkins before 1.600 and LTS before 1.596.1 allows remote authenticated users with job configuration permission to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code on the master via unspecified vectors.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core 1.596.1, 1.600
  • jenkins openshift 3.1 1.625.3-2.el7aos
  • heapster openshift 3.1 0.18.2-3.gitaf4752e.el7aos
  • nodejs-rc openshift 3.1 1.1.2-1.el7aos
  • nodejs-got openshift 3.1 5.2.1-1.el7aos
  • nodejs-ini openshift 3.1 1.1.0-6.el7aos
  • nodejs-from openshift 3.1 0.1.3-2.el7aos
  • nodejs-uuid openshift 3.1 2.0.1-1.el7aos
  • nss_wrapper openshift 3.1 1.0.3-1.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:0070RHSA-2015:1844

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-2015-1806 updated cvss 6.5

jenkins: Combination filter Groovy script unsecured (SECURITY-125)

  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.1 nss_wrapper 1.0.3-1.el7, openvswitch 2.4.0-1.el7, jenkins 1.625.3-2.el7aos, nodejs-rc 1.1.2-1.el7aos, nodejs-got 5.2.1-1.el7aos, nodejs-ini 1.1.0-6.el7aos, +127 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0070
  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Client 2.2 rhc 1.37.1.2-1.el6op Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Infrastructure 2.2 openshift-origin-broker 1.16.2.10-1.el6op, openshift-origin-logshifter 1.10.1.2-1.el6op, openshift-origin-broker-util 1.36.2.2-1.el6op, rubygem-openshift-origin-console 1.35.2.1-1.el6op, rubygem-openshift-origin-controller 1.37.3.1-1.el6op, rubygem-openshift-origin-gear-placement 0.0.2.1-1.el6op, +2 more Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise JBoss EAP add-on 2.2 openshift-origin-cartridge-jbosseap 2.26.3.1-1.el6op Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Node 2.2 jenkins 1.609.1-1.el6op, openshift-origin-node-util 1.37.2.1-1.el6op, openshift-origin-logshifter 1.10.1.2-1.el6op, rubygem-openshift-origin-node 1.37.1.1-1.el6op, openshift-origin-cartridge-diy 1.26.1.1-1.el6op, openshift-origin-cartridge-php 1.34.1.1-1.el6op, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1844

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

2.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core
>=1.597, <1.600
<1.596.1
1.600
1.596.1

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
  • CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Technology feeds

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.