What is CVE-2016-4986?

CVE-2016-4986 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Tap, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2016-4986?

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

Is CVE-2016-4986 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Jenkins Tap

CVE-2016-4986

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

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.030 (86.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Jenkins Tap
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

HotDB-Community/HotDB-Engine

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4986?: CVE-2016-4986 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Tap, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-4986?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-4986 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.