Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Jan 26, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-1000396
CVE-2017-1000396
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-coreMaven | < 2.73.2 | 2.73.2 |
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-coreMaven | >= 2.74, < 2.84 | 2.84 |
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