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CVE-2018-25332

GitBucket 4.23.1 contains an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by exploiting weak secret token generation and insecure file upload functionality.

CRITICAL 9.3EPSS 0.59%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

GitBucket 4.23.1 contains an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by exploiting weak secret token generation and insecure file upload functionality. Attackers can brute-force the Blowfish encryption key, upload a malicious JAR plugin via the git-lfs endpoint, and execute system commands through an exposed exploit endpoint.

CVSS 4.0
9.3 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.59% probability · 48th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-306
Affected
gitbucket/gitbucket
Source
disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 0.59%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 0.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.