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Jenkins Swarm Plugin Client 3.4 and earlier bundled a version of the commons-httpclient…

Priority LOW 27CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Jenkins Swarm Plugin Client 3.4 and earlier bundled a version of the commons-httpclient library with the vulnerability CVE-2012-6153 that incorrectly verified SSL certificates, making it susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00488 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.plugins:swarm-client (Maven): 3.5

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins:swarm-client (Maven)before 3.53.5Patch availableGHSA-pj45-8vhc-mh2f
—org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:swarm-plugin (Maven)up to 1.5—No fix listedGHSA-pj45-8vhc-mh2f
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:swarm-client (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.5 Fixed in 3.5 Patch available GHSA-pj45-8vhc-mh2f
  • org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:swarm-plugin (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 1.5 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-pj45-8vhc-mh2f

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:swarm:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*up to 3.4VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:swarm:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions up to 3.4 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-pj45-8vhc-mh2f org.jenkins-ci.plugins:swarm-client (Maven) Fixed in 3.5 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000402
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pj45-8vhc-mh2f

References

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