Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published May 17, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-3723

Description

Jenkins before 2.3 and LTS before 1.651.2 allow remote authenticated users with read access to obtain sensitive plugin installation information by leveraging missing permissions checks in unspecified XML/JSON API endpoints.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-coreMaven	< 2.3	2.3

Affected products

Jenkins Project/Jenkins2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.2
- cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*range: <=1.651.1
Red Hat/Openshift2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
ghsa-coords
pkg:maven/org.jenkins-ci.main/jenkins-core
Range: < 2.3

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-8572-5jrg-mx52ghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3723ghsaADVISORY
wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-05-11nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-security-advisory-2016-05-11nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1773.htmlnvdWEB
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1206nvdWEB

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