Vulnerability in Jenkins Websphere Deployer
CVE-2019-16561
Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin 1.6.1 and earlier allows users with Overall/Read access to disable SSL/TLS certificate and hostname validation for the entire Jenkins master JVM.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Jenkins Websphere Deployer
- Jenkins Project Websphere Deployer Plugin — versions unspecified, next of 1.6.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-12-17/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/17/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16561?
- CVE-2019-16561 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Websphere Deployer, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2019-12-17.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16561?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.