CVE-2024-28155 Jenkins AppSpider Plugin missing permission checks

Medium 4.3 Published 6 Mar 2024 Updated 28 Mar 2025

Attackers with read permissions can access sensitive scan configuration and engine group names due to missing permission checks in the Jenkins AppSpider Plugin.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2024-28155?

CVE-2024-28155 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jenkins AppSpider Plugin, published on 6 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins AppSpider Plugin 1.0.16 and earlier does not perform permission checks in several HTTP endpoints, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to obtain information about available scan config names, engine group names, and client names.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28155?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.rapid7:jenkinsci-appspider-plugin. It affects 1 product.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`com.rapid7:jenkinsci-appspider-plugin` Maven	All versions	`1.0.17`
`com.rapid7:jenkinsci-appspider-plugin` Maven	All versions	`1.0.17`

Products include Jenkins Appspider.

How do I fix CVE-2024-28155?

Upgrade com.rapid7:jenkinsci-appspider-plugin to 1.0.17 or later.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-28155 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28155 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xxv9-w5hm-328j.