VulnerabilityPublished 24 Jan 2024Updated 30 May 2025

CVE-2024-23901: Jenkins GitLab Branch Source Plugin

Affects Jenkins GitLab Branch Source PluginSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.5Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 39% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Jan 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Jenkins Project Jenkins GitLab Branch Source Plugin	Affected =0 <=684.vea_fa_7c1e2fe3	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

European organizations should immediately audit their Jenkins GitLab Branch Source Plugin versions and upgrade to a patched version once available. Until a patch is released, organizations should restrict project sharing permissions in GitLab to trusted users only, minimizing the risk that an attacker can share a malicious project with the owner group. Implement strict access controls and review group membership regularly. Additionally, Jenkins administrators should monitor build logs and pipeline configurations for unusual or unauthorized changes. Employ network segmentation to isolate Jenkins servers and limit their access to only necessary resources. Consider disabling automatic scanning or builds triggered by group scans if feasible, or implement manual approval workflows for pipeline execution. Enforce strong authentication and multi-factor authentication (MFA) on GitLab and Jenkins accounts to reduce the risk of account compromise. Finally, maintain an incident response plan to quickly address any signs of exploitation.

Description

Jenkins GitLab Branch Source Plugin 684.vea_fa_7c1e2fe3 and earlier unconditionally discovers projects that are shared with the configured owner group, allowing attackers to configure and share a project, resulting in a crafted Pipeline being built by Jenkins during the next scan of the group.

Impact

For European organizations using Jenkins with the GitLab Branch Source Plugin, this vulnerability poses a significant risk. Jenkins is widely used in CI/CD pipelines across industries, including finance, manufacturing, and technology sectors prevalent in Europe. Exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary pipeline code, potentially leading to unauthorized access to build environments, leakage or tampering of source code, and injection of malicious artifacts into software supply chains. This can undermine software integrity and confidentiality, disrupt development workflows, and potentially lead to further compromise of internal networks. The fact that exploitation requires no authentication means that if an attacker can share a project with the owner group (which might be possible in organizations with lax GitLab sharing policies or compromised accounts), they can trigger malicious builds. This risk is heightened in collaborative environments with multiple teams and external contributors. The vulnerability could also be leveraged for lateral movement or persistence within the Jenkins infrastructure, impacting availability indirectly by corrupting build processes.

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