Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Apr 7, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-0790

Description

Jenkins before 1.650 and LTS before 1.642.2 do not use a constant-time algorithm to verify API tokens, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine API tokens via a brute-force approach.

Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-coreMaven	< 1.650	1.650

Affected products

Jenkins/Jenkins2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*range: <=1.642.1
- cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.649
Red Hat/Openshift
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-02-24nvdPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jgpr-qrw2-6gp3ghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0790ghsaADVISORY
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1773.htmlnvdWEB
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0711nvdWEB

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