Jenkins before 1.638 and LTS before 1.625.2 uses a publicly accessible salt to generate CSRF protection tokens, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass the CSRF protection mechanism via a brute force attack.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-5318 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| RHOSE Client 2.0 (jenkins) | RHSA-2016:0489 | 2016-03-22 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.1 (jenkins) | RHSA-2016:0070 | 2016-01-26 |
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