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title: CVE-2015-7537
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7537
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# CVE-2015-7537

Publication date 3 February 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7537#impact-score)

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## Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Jenkins before 1.640 and
LTS before 1.625.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of
administrators for requests that have unspecified impact via vectors
related to the HTTP GET method.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| jenkins | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Not in release |
| 15.04 vivid | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7537)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7537)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-7537)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7537)

### Other references

* <https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2015-12-09>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7537>