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CVE-2012-4438

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-11-18 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Jenkins main before 1.482 and LTS before 1.466.2 allows remote attackers with read access and HTTP access to Jenkins master to insert data and execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

• Jenkins: before 1.466.2; before 1.482 — fixed in 1.466.2, 1.482

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Jenkins 1.466.2, 1.482. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/21/2
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-4438
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4438
• https://www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-security-advisory-2012-09-17
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/21/2
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-4438
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4438
• https://www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-security-advisory-2012-09-17

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