What is CVE-2024-28157?

CVE-2024-28157 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Gitbucket, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2024-03-06.

How severe is CVE-2024-28157?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-28157 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Jenkins Gitbucket

CVE-2024-28157

Jenkins GitBucket Plugin 0.8 and earlier does not sanitize Gitbucket URLs on build views, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to configure jobs.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2024-03-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jenkins Gitbucket
Jenkins Project Gitbucket Plugin — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2024-03-06/ (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/06/3 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-28157?: CVE-2024-28157 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Gitbucket, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2024-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2024-28157?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-28157 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.