CVE-2015-8103
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
Description
The Jenkins CLI subsystem in Jenkins before 1.638 and LTS before 1.625.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java object, related to a problematic webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/lib/commons-collections-*.jar file and the "Groovy variant in 'ysoserial'".
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
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3 exploit sources identified
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MITRE ATT&CK
3 techniques Execution
Initial Access
References
http://foxglovesecurity.com/2015/11/06/what-do-weblogic-websphere-jboss-jenkins-opennms-and-your-application-have-in-common-this-vulnerability/#jenkins
foxglovesecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134805/Jenkins-CLI-RMI-Java-Deserialization.html
packetstormsecurity.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0489.html
rhn.redhat.com
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Timeline
Published
Nov 25, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026
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