What is CVE-2015-7539?

CVE-2015-7539 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-02-03.

How severe is CVE-2015-7539?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jenkins

CVE-2015-7539

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 plu…

EPSS: 0.008 (73.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Jenkins
Redhat Openshift — versions 2.0, 3.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
RHSA-2016:0489 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
RHSA-2016:0070 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7539?: CVE-2015-7539 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-02-03.
How severe is CVE-2015-7539?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.