CVE-2015-5325 — jenkins-core
Fix: jenkinsci/jenkins@054a329CVE-2015-5325 is a CWE-284 vulnerability in org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core. A fix is available for org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Jenkins allows Bypass of Access Restrictions
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core☕org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-coreReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Jenkins before 1.638 and LTS before 1.625.2 allow attackers to bypass intended slave-to-master access restrictions by leveraging a JNLP slave. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-3665.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core | all versions | 1.625.2org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core:1.625.2 |
| ☕Maven | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core | ≥ 1.626&&< 1.638 | 1.638org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core:1.638 |
Affected Products
jenkinsjenkinsopenshiftredhatDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to 1.625.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2015-5325 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.
Fixing This On Your OS
If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2 | activemq-0:5.9.0-6.redhat.611454.el6op | RHSA-2016:0489 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.1 | atomic-openshift-0:3.1.1.6-1.git.0.b57e8bd.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2015-5325 in your dependencies?
Find it across Maven, including transitive dependencies.