Security readout for executives and security teams
This Jenkins flaw could let an attacker send users through a trusted Jenkins URL to a malicious site. The main business risk is phishing, credential theft, and user deception, not direct server takeover based on the provided sources. Exposure is likely where older Jenkins controllers or Red Hat-packaged Jenkins deployments remained below Jenkins 2.3 or LTS 1.651.2 after May 2016. Treat this as a cleanup and phishing-risk reduction item unless exposed legacy Jenkins instances remain in use. It should not outrank remotely exploitable code execution issues, but outdated public Jenkins systems deserve prompt remediation. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Jenkins to 2.3 or later, or LTS 1.651.2 or later.; Review the CloudBees/Jenkins advisory for vendor-specific upgrade guidance.; Review Red Hat errata if using Red Hat-distributed Jenkins packages..
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Source materials
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- https://www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-security-advisory-2016-05-11CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-05-11CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- RHSA-2016:1206CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
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