VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-1000396

CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.50%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-01-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

Jenkins 2.73.1 and earlier, 2.83 and earlier bundled a version of the commons-httpclient library with the vulnerability CVE-2012-6153 that incorrectly verified SSL certificates, making it susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks. This library is widely used as a transitive dependency in Jenkins plugins. The fix for CVE-2012-6153 was backported to the version of commons-httpclient that is bundled in core and made available to plugins.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation

Primary references