CVE-2016-0789
MEDIUMCVE-2016-0789 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2016-0789 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Jenkins has CRLF Injection Vulnerability in the CLI
Blast Radius
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Description
CRLF injection vulnerability in the CLI command documentation in Jenkins before 1.650 and LTS before 1.642.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via unspecified vectors.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core | ≥ 1.643&&< 1.650 | 1.650 |
| ☕Maven | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core | all versions | 1.642.2 |
Detection & 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. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to 1.650 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2016-0789 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2016-0789 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2016-0789. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2016-0789 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2016-0789 across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.