CVE-2016-4986 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Published: 2017-02-09

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 3.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:tap:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5953	Jenkins TAP Plugin allows Path Traversal
Github GHSA	GHSA-24jc-w55j-5p83	Jenkins TAP Plugin allows Path Traversal

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03005.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-06-20

History

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Subscriptions

Jenkins Tap

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2017-02-09T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:46:40.237Z

Reserved: 2016-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4986

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-09T15:59:01.033

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:48:33.837

Link: CVE-2016-4986

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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