diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/model/FindingAttribution.java b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/model/FindingAttribution.java
index 05bc0efa6..f5e6a2555 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/model/FindingAttribution.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/model/FindingAttribution.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public FindingAttribution(Component component, Vulnerability vulnerability, Anal
         this.analyzerIdentity = analyzerIdentity;
         this.attributedOn = new Date();
         this.alternateIdentifier = alternateIdentifier;
-        this.referenceUrl = referenceUrl;
+        this.referenceUrl = maybeTrimUrl(referenceUrl);
     }
 
     public long getId() {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public String getReferenceUrl() {
     }
 
     public void setReferenceUrl(String referenceUrl) {
-        this.referenceUrl = referenceUrl;
+        this.referenceUrl = maybeTrimUrl(referenceUrl);
     }
 
     public UUID getUuid() {
@@ -167,4 +167,18 @@ public UUID getUuid() {
     public void setUuid(UUID uuid) {
         this.uuid = uuid;
     }
+
+    private static String maybeTrimUrl(final String url) {
+        if (url == null || url.length() <= 255) {
+            return url;
+        }
+
+        final String[] parts = url.split("\\?", 2);
+        if (parts.length == 2 && parts[0].length() <= 255) {
+            return parts[0];
+        }
+
+        return parts[0].substring(0, 255);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/model/FindingAttributionTest.java b/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/model/FindingAttributionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03ecde057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/model/FindingAttributionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of Dependency-Track.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * Copyright (c) OWASP Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+package org.dependencytrack.model;
+
+import org.dependencytrack.PersistenceCapableTest;
+import org.dependencytrack.tasks.scanners.AnalyzerIdentity;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+public class FindingAttributionTest extends PersistenceCapableTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testReferenceUrlTrimQueryParams() {
+        final var vuln = new Vulnerability();
+        vuln.setVulnId("INT-001");
+        vuln.setSource(Vulnerability.Source.INTERNAL);
+        qm.persist(vuln);
+
+        final var project = new Project();
+        project.setName("acme-app");
+        qm.persist(project);
+
+        final var component = new Component();
+        component.setProject(project);
+        component.setName("acme-lib");
+        qm.persist(component);
+
+        qm.addVulnerability(vuln, component, AnalyzerIdentity.INTERNAL_ANALYZER, null, """
+                https://example.com/vulnerability/INT-001\
+                ?component-type=golang\
+                &component-name=go.opentelemetry.io%2Fcontrib%2Finstrumentation%2Fgoogle.golang.org%2Fgrpc%2Fotelgrpc\
+                &utm_source=dependency-track\
+                &utm_medium=integration\
+                &utm_content=v4.11.0-SNAPSHOT\
+                &foo=3d48d174-0dc8-4ca5-83bb-ad697dd79b0f\
+                &bar=bdf18448-0a40-4974-9758-f7b74b799395""");
+
+        final FindingAttribution attribution = qm.getFindingAttribution(vuln, component);
+        assertThat(attribution).isNotNull();
+        assertThat(attribution.getReferenceUrl()).isEqualTo("https://example.com/vulnerability/INT-001");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testReferenceUrlTrim() {
+        final var vuln = new Vulnerability();
+        vuln.setVulnId("INT-001");
+        vuln.setSource(Vulnerability.Source.INTERNAL);
+        qm.persist(vuln);
+
+        final var project = new Project();
+        project.setName("acme-app");
+        qm.persist(project);
+
+        final var component = new Component();
+        component.setProject(project);
+        component.setName("acme-lib");
+        qm.persist(component);
+
+        qm.addVulnerability(vuln, component, AnalyzerIdentity.INTERNAL_ANALYZER, null, """
+                https://example.com/vulnerability/foo\
+                /bdf18448-0a40-4974-9758-f7b74b799395\
+                /ed8e9597-321b-4a7c-a407-cf09d39960a2\
+                /a6912180-f41f-4411-ae91-132d6d9cce66\
+                /9f36c7fa-0137-4497-a59f-8af49f1dc30b\
+                /48217aa0-06ac-4b2b-a568-cf2575920412\
+                /6f641470-c5f3-4ebf-97f8-365dfd070d36\
+                /11f41751-fa0b-4ee7-9689-1438f920159b\
+                /fa50b01b-7de8-41e9-a84e-1ddea28a2749""");
+
+        final FindingAttribution attribution = qm.getFindingAttribution(vuln, component);
+        assertThat(attribution).isNotNull();
+        assertThat(attribution.getReferenceUrl()).hasSize(255).isEqualTo("""
+                https://example.com/vulnerability/foo\
+                /bdf18448-0a40-4974-9758-f7b74b799395\
+                /ed8e9597-321b-4a7c-a407-cf09d39960a2\
+                /a6912180-f41f-4411-ae91-132d6d9cce66\
+                /9f36c7fa-0137-4497-a59f-8af49f1dc30b\
+                /48217aa0-06ac-4b2b-a568-cf2575920412\
+                /6f641470-c5f3-4ebf-97f8-365dfd07""");
+    }
+
+}
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