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Fencer Intel
high 7.5

CVE-2015-7539 json

Jenkins does not Verify Checksums for Plugin Files

published 2016-02-03 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-x274-9m9r-fm5g , EUVD-2015-7455

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Plugins Manager in Jenkins before 1.640 and LTS before 1.625.2 does not verify checksums for plugin files referenced in update site data, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted plugin.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core 1.625.2, 1.640
  • php openshift 2.0 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1
  • rhc openshift 2.0 1.38.6.1-1.el6op
  • jenkins openshift 2.0 1.625.3-1.el6op
  • php-fpm openshift 2.0 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1
  • activemq openshift 2.0 5.9.0-6.redhat.611454.el6op
  • php-imap openshift 2.0 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1
  • php-intl openshift 2.0 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1
  • php-bcmath openshift 2.0 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:0489RHSA-2016:0070

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-2015-7539 updated cvss 5.1

jenkins: Jenkins plugin manager vulnerable to MITM attacks (SECURITY-234)

  • 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 1.38.6.1-1.el6op Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Infrastructure 2.2 activemq 5.9.0-6.redhat.611454.el6op, openshift-enterprise-release 2.2.9-1.el6op, openshift-enterprise-upgrade 2.2.9-1.el6op, activemq-client 5.9.0-6.redhat.611454.el6op, openshift-origin-broker-util 1.37.5.3-1.el6op, openshift-enterprise-yum-validator 2.2.9-1.el6op, +4 more Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Node 2.2 php 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1, jenkins 1.625.3-1.el6op, php-fpm 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1, php-imap 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1, php-intl 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1, php-bcmath 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1, +19 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0489

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Exploit prediction

1.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
GitHub 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core
<1.625.2
>=1.626, <1.640
1.625.2
1.640

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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