CVE-2016-0792 Jenkins allows Deserialization of Untrusted Data via an XML File

What is CVE-2016-0792?

CVE-2016-0792 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 7 Apr 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple unspecified API endpoints in Jenkins before 1.650 and LTS before 1.642.2 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via serialized data in an XML file, related to XStream and groovy.util.Expando.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0792?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core. It affects 2 products.

Products include Jenkins Jenkins, Redhat Openshift.

How do I fix CVE-2016-0792?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to a fixed version for your release line: 1.642.2 or 1.650.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2016-0792 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-0792 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 2 Exploit-DB entries and 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

• CVE record
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• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-45rg-g72w-r393, MGASA-2016-0162.