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CVE-2016-4986

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—

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

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Jenkins — TAP

CWEs

References

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  "published": "2017-02-09T15:59:01.033",
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  ],
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