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 plugin.

Published 2016-02-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jenkins
Red Hat Openshift — versions 2.0, 3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

References

wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2015-12-09 (Vendor Advisory)
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0489.html (vendor-advisory)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0070 (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.