What is CVE-2017-1000242?

CVE-2017-1000242 is a low-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Git Client, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2017-1000242?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Jenkins Git Client

CVE-2017-1000242

Jenkins Git Client Plugin 2.4.2 and earlier creates temporary file with insecure permissions resulting in information disclosure

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2017-11-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (29.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jenkins Git Client

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/101940 (vdb-entry)
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-04-27/ (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000242?: CVE-2017-1000242 is a low-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Git Client, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000242?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.