CVE-2016-4986

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-02-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the TAP plugin before 1.25 in Jenkins allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an unspecified parameter.

Affected products

Jenkins Project Jenkins TAP Plugin: before 1.25 — fixed in 1.25

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Jenkins Project Jenkins TAP Plugin 1.25. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-06-20
https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-06-20

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