CVE-2015-5317
CVE-2015-5317 is a security flaw in Jenkins User Interface (UI). Attackers can read information from Jenkins User Interface (UI) that should be private. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks on 12 May 2023.[1]
Jenkins User Interface (UI) is business software or equipment. Most families won’t have it, but attackers break into it to get inside companies, and from there to what those companies hold about their customers, patients and staff. Jenkins has published a fix or advice.
Description
CISA calls it an user interface (UI) information disclosure in Jenkins Jenkins User Interface (UI). In its words: “Jenkins User Interface (UI) contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows users to see the names of jobs and builds otherwise inaccessible to them on the "Fingerprints" pages.”[1]
The underlying weakness is information exposure (CWE-200), in MITRE’s list of common software weaknesses.[2]
It scores 7.5 out of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System, which rates it high, scored by the organisation that published the CVE using CVSS 3.1.[2]
Affected versions
NVD’s record doesn’t list version ranges for it; Jenkins’s advisory has them[3]. CISA names the product as Jenkins Jenkins User Interface (UI).
Most families won’t have Jenkins User Interface (UI); it’s for whoever looks after IT at work.
Exploitation
CISA added it to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities on 12 May 2023, 2,725 days after it was made public. CISA lists a flaw only when it has reliable evidence of it being exploited, and gave US federal agencies until 2 Jun 2023 to fix it.[1]
FIRST’s Exploit Prediction Scoring System, which estimates how likely a flaw is to be used in attacks in the next 30 days from what it sees across the internet, puts it at 23%. That’s in the top 3% of the flaws it scores.[4]
CISA assesses it as automatable: attackers can run it against many targets at once.
CISA doesn’t say who was attacked, or how.
Fix
Jenkins has published a fix or advice.[3] CISA’s required action: “Apply updates per vendor instructions.”[1]
- Check whether you use it.Jenkins User Interface (UI) is business software or equipment, so most families won’t have it. If you run a business, or work from home on company equipment, ask whoever looks after your IT.
- Send this page to your IT person.Ask them to confirm it’s fixed, or not in use. CISA gave US government agencies until 2 Jun 2023 to fix it.
- If it can’t be fixed, take it offline.CISA’s advice when there’s no fix is to stop using the product, or take it off the internet, until there is one.
You can’t fix someone else’s server, but you can watch for what follows a break-in like this: a breach notice, a password reset you didn’t ask for, or a scam message that knows things it shouldn’t. HARD watches for those for you and your family.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| The flaw is made public in the National Vulnerability Database, with a severity score of 7.5.[2] | |
| CISA adds it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks.[1] | |
| CISA’s deadline for US government agencies to fix it.[1] | |
| FIRST puts the odds of it being used in attacks in the next 30 days at 23%.[4] |
See also
Other Jenkins flaws
- CVE-2017-1000353, Jenkins: remote code execution ·
- CVE-2024-23897, Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI): command line interface (CLI) path traversal ·
- CVE-2019-1003029, Jenkins Script Security Plugin: sandbox bypass ·
- CVE-2019-1003030, Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin: remote code execution ·
- CVE-2018-1000861, Jenkins Stapler Web Framework: stapler web framework deserialization of untrusted data ·
Other information exposure flaws
- CVE-2025-68686, Fortinet FortiOS: exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor ·
- CVE-2026-20133, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager: exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor ·
- CVE-2025-31125, Vitejs: improper access control ·
- CVE-2026-20805, Microsoft Windows: information disclosure ·
- CVE-2021-41277, Metabase: geoJSON API local file inclusion ·
Added the same day
- CVE-2023-25717, Ruckus Wireless products: multiple ruckus wireless products CSRF and RCE ·
- CVE-2021-3560, Red Hat Polkit: incorrect authorization ·
- CVE-2016-8735, Apache Tomcat: remote code execution ·
- CVE-2016-3427, Oracle Java SE and JRockit: unspecified ·
- CVE-2014-0196, Linux Kernel: race condition ·
Every Jenkins flaw on CISA’s list · Everything added in May 2023
References
- ^ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. “Jenkins User Interface (UI) Information Disclosure Vulnerability”. Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, added 12 May 2023.
- ^ National Institute of Standards and Technology. “CVE-2015-5317 Detail”. National Vulnerability Database, published 25 Nov 2015.
- ^ Jenkins. Advisories and fixes: jenkins.io, wiki.jenkins-ci.org.
- ^ FIRST. “Exploit Prediction Scoring System”. EPSS 0.230, percentile 97.8, 31 Oct 2026.
- CVE Program. “CVE-2015-5317”. The official CVE record.
This article is built from CISA’s catalog (version 2026.10.30), NVD’s record and FIRST’s scores, kept in HARD’s database and checked every morning. The plain English is HARD’s.