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Vulnerability details: VCID-yvec-gpmh-73hq
Vulnerability ID VCID-yvec-gpmh-73hq
Aliases CVE-2016-3725
GHSA-59fm-6x3q-q3q5
Summary Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls Jenkins allows remote authenticated users to trigger updating of update site metadata by leveraging a missing permission check.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-280 Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 4.3 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1773.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1773.html
cvssv3.1 4.3 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1206
generic_textual MODERATE https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1206
epss 0.00162 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3725
epss 0.00162 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3725
epss 0.00162 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3725
epss 0.00162 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3725
epss 0.00162 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3725
epss 0.00162 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3725
epss 0.00162 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3725
epss 0.00162 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3725
epss 0.00162 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3725
epss 0.00162 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3725
epss 0.00162 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3725
epss 0.00162 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3725
epss 0.00162 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3725
epss 0.00162 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3725
epss 0.00162 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3725
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-59fm-6x3q-q3q5
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3725
cvssv3 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3725
cvssv3.1 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3725
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3725
cvssv3.1 4.3 https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-05-11
generic_textual MODERATE https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-05-11
cvssv3.1 4.3 https://www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-security-advisory-2016-05-11
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-security-advisory-2016-05-11
Reference id Reference type URL
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1773.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1206
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-3725.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3725
https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-05-11
https://www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-security-advisory-2016-05-11
1335420 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335420
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
CVE-2016-3725 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3725
GHSA-59fm-6x3q-q3q5 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-59fm-6x3q-q3q5
RHSA-2016:1773 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1773
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1773.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1206
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3725
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3725
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3725
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-05-11
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-security-advisory-2016-05-11
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.37062
EPSS Score 0.00162
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:47:03.228784+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/maven/org.jenkins-ci.main/jenkins-core/CVE-2016-3725.yml 38.0.0