CVE-2016-3725 (SECURITY-273) is a missing-authorization-check vulnerability in Jenkins update-site metadata refresh functionality. Jenkins versions before 2.3 and Jenkins LTS versions before 1.651.2 allow an authenticated user with Jenkins access to trigger downloads of update-site metadata without the intended permission.
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A Jenkins issue allowing regular users to trigger downloads of update-site metadata.
A Jenkins flaw allowing regular users to trigger downloads of update-site metadata.
A Jenkins security vulnerability addressed by upgrading the Jenkins continuous integration server to upstream version 1.651.2 LTS. The content does not map the specific flaw type to this individual CVE.
A low-severity Jenkins authorization flaw (SECURITY-273) that lets any user able to access Jenkins trigger downloads of update-site metadata. Combined with DNS cache poisoning, this could be used to disrupt Jenkins service.
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