CVE-2024-28153 Jenkins OWASP Dependency-Check Plugin has stored XSS vulnerability

What is CVE-2024-28153?

CVE-2024-28153 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins OWASP Dependency-Check Plugin, published on 6 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Jenkins OWASP Dependency-Check Plugin 5.4.5 and earlier does not escape vulnerability metadata from Dependency-Check reports, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28153?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins:dependency-check-jenkins-plugin. It affects 1 product.

Products include Jenkins Owasp Dependency-Check.

How do I fix CVE-2024-28153?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:dependency-check-jenkins-plugin to 5.4.6 or later.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2024-28153 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28153 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins OWASP Dependency-Check Plugin

• CVE-2021-43577 XXE vulnerability in Jenkins OWASP Dependency-Check Plugin High 7.1
• CVE-2017-1000109 Persistent XSS vulnerability in Jenkins OWASP Dependency-Check Plugin Medium 6.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-9pp4-mx6x-xh36.