CVE-2016-0791

Exposure of Sensitive Information in Jenkins Core

9.8 CriticalFix available

Jenkins before 1.650 and LTS before 1.642.2 do not use a constant-time algorithm to verify CSRF tokens, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass a CSRF protection mechanism via a brute-force approach.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.71%Up 1.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2016-0791
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-0791
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-4403 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-4403
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jmw7-ph6p-33cc 9.8

Exposure of Sensitive Information in Jenkins Core

Record: GHSA-jmw7-ph6p-33cc
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.8

Record: CVE-2016-0791
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-jmw7-ph6p-33cc 9.8

Exposure of Sensitive Information in Jenkins Core

Record: GHSA-jmw7-ph6p-33cc
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2016:1773 4.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2.10 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Record: RHSA-2016:1773
CVSS 3.0: 4.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core` Maven	before 1.650	1.650
`org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core` Maven	before 1.650, plus listed versions 1.3961.3971.3981.3991.400 Show 45 moreShow less 1.4011.4031.4041.4051.4061.4071.4081.4091.409.11.409.21.409.31.4101.4111.4121.4131.4141.4151.4161.4171.4181.4191.4201.4211.4221.4231.4241.424.11.424.21.424.31.424.41.424.51.424.61.4251.4261.4271.4281.4291.4301.4311.4321.4331.4341.4351.4361.437	1.650
`jenkins` Red Hat:openshift:3.1::el7	before 0:1.642.2-1.el7	0:1.642.2-1.el7
`jenkins-plugin-credentials` Red Hat:openshift:3.1::el7	before 0:1.24-2.el7	0:1.24-2.el7
`jenkins-plugin-durable-task` Red Hat:openshift:3.1::el7	before 0:1.7-1.el7	0:1.7-1.el7
`jenkins-plugin-kubernetes` Red Hat:openshift:3.1::el7	before 0:0.5-1.el7	0:0.5-1.el7
`jenkins-plugin-openshift-pipeline` Red Hat:openshift:3.1::el7	before 0:1.0.9-1.el7	0:1.0.9-1.el7
`rhc` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.38.7.1-1.el6op	0:1.38.7.1-1.el6op
`activemq` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:5.9.0-6.redhat.611463.el6op	0:5.9.0-6.redhat.611463.el6op
`activemq-client` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:5.9.0-6.redhat.611463.el6op	0:5.9.0-6.redhat.611463.el6op

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`openshift-origin-broker` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.16.3.2-1.el6op	0:1.16.3.2-1.el6op
`openshift-origin-broker-util` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.37.6.2-1.el6op	0:1.37.6.2-1.el6op
`rubygem-openshift-origin-admin-console` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.28.2.1-1.el6op	0:1.28.2.1-1.el6op
`rubygem-openshift-origin-controller` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.38.6.4-1.el6op	0:1.38.6.4-1.el6op
`rubygem-openshift-origin-msg-broker-mcollective` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.36.2.4-1.el6op	0:1.36.2.4-1.el6op
`rubygem-openshift-origin-routing-daemon` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:0.26.6.1-1.el6op	0:0.26.6.1-1.el6op
`openshift-origin-cartridge-jbosseap` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:2.27.4.2-1.el6op	0:2.27.4.2-1.el6op
`ImageMagick` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-debuginfo` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-devel` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-doc` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-perl` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`jenkins` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.651.2-1.el6op	0:1.651.2-1.el6op
`libcgroup` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:0.40.rc1-18.el6_8	0:0.40.rc1-18.el6_8
`libcgroup-debuginfo` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:0.40.rc1-18.el6_8	0:0.40.rc1-18.el6_8
`libcgroup-pam` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:0.40.rc1-18.el6_8	0:0.40.rc1-18.el6_8
`openshift-origin-cartridge-cron` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.25.4.2-1.el6op	0:1.25.4.2-1.el6op
`openshift-origin-cartridge-diy` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.26.2.2-1.el6op	0:1.26.2.2-1.el6op
`openshift-origin-cartridge-haproxy` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.31.6.2-1.el6op	0:1.31.6.2-1.el6op
`openshift-origin-cartridge-jbossews` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.35.5.2-1.el6op	0:1.35.5.2-1.el6op
`openshift-origin-cartridge-jenkins` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.29.2.2-1.el6op	0:1.29.2.2-1.el6op
`openshift-origin-cartridge-jenkins-client` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.26.1.1-1.el6op	0:1.26.1.1-1.el6op
`openshift-origin-cartridge-mongodb` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.26.2.2-1.el6op	0:1.26.2.2-1.el6op
`openshift-origin-cartridge-mysql` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.31.3.3-1.el6op	0:1.31.3.3-1.el6op
`openshift-origin-cartridge-nodejs` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.33.1.2-1.el6op	0:1.33.1.2-1.el6op
`openshift-origin-cartridge-perl` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.30.2.2-1.el6op	0:1.30.2.2-1.el6op
`openshift-origin-cartridge-php` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.35.4.2-1.el6op	0:1.35.4.2-1.el6op
`openshift-origin-cartridge-python` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.34.3.2-1.el6op	0:1.34.3.2-1.el6op
`openshift-origin-cartridge-ruby` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.32.2.2-1.el6op	0:1.32.2.2-1.el6op
`openshift-origin-msg-node-mcollective` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.30.2.2-1.el6op	0:1.30.2.2-1.el6op
`openshift-origin-node-proxy` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.26.3.1-1.el6op	0:1.26.3.1-1.el6op
`openshift-origin-node-util` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.38.7.1-1.el6op	0:1.38.7.1-1.el6op
`rubygem-openshift-origin-frontend-haproxy-sni-proxy` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:0.5.2.1-1.el6op	0:0.5.2.1-1.el6op
`rubygem-openshift-origin-node` Red Hat:openshift:2.0::el6	before 0:1.38.6.4-1.el6op	0:1.38.6.4-1.el6op

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-0791 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Jenkins, published April 7, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.71%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core 1.650.

References

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