Jenkins TAP Plugin allows Path Traversal

published 2017-02-09 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-24jc-w55j-5p83 , EUVD-2016-5953

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.0%; EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits: 0; none known

Directory traversal vulnerability in the TAP plugin before 1.25 in Jenkins allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an unspecified parameter.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2 links 1

maven org.tap4j:tap 1.25
jenkins tap 1.25

github.com/jenkinsci/tap-plugin@8e2a3aa commit

Exploit prediction

3.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.tap4j:tap	<1.25	1.25

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

github.com /jenkinsci/tap-plugin/commit/8e2a3aa86ce57a98c69e6038e15ae8fe47d08124
web
wiki.jenkins-ci.org /display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-06-20
web, vendor-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4986
advisory
github.com /jenkinsci/tap-plugin
package

Sources

CVE List CVE-2016-4986
GitHub Advisory GHSA-24jc-w55j-5p83
NVD CVE-2016-4986

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Summary