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CVE-2016-0790

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0790 describes a vulnerability in Jenkins versions prior to 1.650 and LTS versions prior to 1.642.2, where API token verification did not utilize a constant-time algorithm. This flaw allows remote attackers to more easily brute-force API tokens due to timing differences in verification. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 5.3), it has a low attack complexity and could lead to information disclosure (CWE-200, CWE-254). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.642.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
<= 1.649CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.10%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0210 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 23,725 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (36)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-coreFixed in: 1.650
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: activemq-0:5.9.0-6.redhat.611463.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: ImageMagick-0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: jenkins-0:1.651.2-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: libcgroup-0:0.40.rc1-18.el6_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: openshift-origin-broker-0:1.16.3.2-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: openshift-origin-broker-util-0:1.37.6.2-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: openshift-origin-cartridge-cron-0:1.25.4.2-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: openshift-origin-cartridge-diy-0:1.26.2.2-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: openshift-origin-cartridge-haproxy-0:1.31.6.2-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: openshift-origin-cartridge-jbosseap-0:2.27.4.2-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: openshift-origin-cartridge-jbossews-0:1.35.5.2-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: openshift-origin-cartridge-jenkins-0:1.29.2.2-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: openshift-origin-cartridge-jenkins-client-0:1.26.1.1-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: openshift-origin-cartridge-mongodb-0:1.26.2.2-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: openshift-origin-cartridge-mysql-0:1.31.3.3-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: openshift-origin-cartridge-nodejs-0:1.33.1.2-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: openshift-origin-cartridge-perl-0:1.30.2.2-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: openshift-origin-cartridge-php-0:1.35.4.2-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: openshift-origin-cartridge-python-0:1.34.3.2-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: openshift-origin-cartridge-ruby-0:1.32.2.2-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: openshift-origin-msg-node-mcollective-0:1.30.2.2-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: openshift-origin-node-proxy-0:1.26.3.1-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: openshift-origin-node-util-0:1.38.7.1-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: rhc-0:1.38.7.1-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: rubygem-openshift-origin-admin-console-0:1.28.2.1-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: rubygem-openshift-origin-controller-0:1.38.6.4-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: rubygem-openshift-origin-frontend-haproxy-sni-proxy-0:0.5.2.1-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: rubygem-openshift-origin-msg-broker-mcollective-0:1.36.2.4-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: rubygem-openshift-origin-node-0:1.38.6.4-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2Fixed in: rubygem-openshift-origin-routing-daemon-0:0.26.6.1-1.el6op
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.1Fixed in: jenkins-0:1.642.2-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.1Fixed in: jenkins-plugin-credentials-0:1.24-2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.1Fixed in: jenkins-plugin-durable-task-0:1.7-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.1Fixed in: jenkins-plugin-kubernetes-0:0.5-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.1Fixed in: jenkins-plugin-openshift-pipeline-0:1.0.9-1.el7
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Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-jgpr-qrw2-6gp3medium

Exposure of Sensitive Information in Jenkins Core

May 14, 2022
redhatCVE-2016-0790Important

jenkins: Non-constant time comparison of API token (SECURITY-241)

Feb 24, 2016

References

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-1773.html
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016:0711
wiki.jenkins-ci.org / display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-02-24
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