What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-28149?

CVE-2024-28149 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.7%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-28149?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2024-28149. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Html Publisher CVE-2024-28149

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2024-03-06 jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com

XSS Jenkins Html Publisher

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: googlegroups

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-79 OWASP Top 10:2025 A05:2025 - Injection ASVS 5.0 V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping MITRE ATT&CK 2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. Sign in to read
Impact	CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).

Patch available 0.7% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Jenkins HTML Publisher Plugin 1.16 through 1.32 (both inclusive) does not properly sanitize input, allowing attackers with Item/Configure permission to implement cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

Affected Packages

maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:htmlpublisher fix: 1.32.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in maven

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Jenkins HTML Publisher Plugin 1.16 through 1.32 (both inclusive) does not properly sanitize input, allowing attackers with Item/Configure permission to implement cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and to determine whether a path on the Jenkins controller file system exists. Affected products include: Jenkins Html Publisher. Version information: through 1.32.

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Severity by source

Vendor (googlegroups) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Primary rating from Vendor (googlegroups) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: googlegroups

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

DescriptionCVE.org

Jenkins HTML Publisher Plugin 1.16 through 1.32 (both inclusive) does not properly sanitize input, allowing attackers with Item/Configure permission to implement cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and to determine whether a path on the Jenkins controller file system exists.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.7%

Top 51% exploitable

Data Quality

2 sources

Confidence: Low

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity MEDIUM

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 0.7%

Patch available Yes

Active threat No

Deciding rule

MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.