CVE-2017-1000356
Jenkins versions 2.56 and earlier as well as 2.46.1 LTS and earlier are vulnerable to an issue in the Jenkins user database authentication realm: create an account if signup is enabled; or create an account if the victim is an administrator, possibly…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Jenkins versions 2.56 and earlier as well as 2.46.1 LTS and earlier are vulnerable to an issue in the Jenkins user database authentication realm: create an account if signup is enabled; or create an account if the victim is an administrator, possibly deleting the existing default admin user in the process and allowing a wide variety of impacts.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.96% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Affected
- jenkins/jenkins
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 7.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98062Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-04-26/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98062Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-04-26/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.