Atlassian JIRA up to 7.6.6/7.10.0 EditIssue.jspa issuetype cross site scripting

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Atlassian JIRA up to 7.6.6/7.10.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file EditIssue.jspa. This manipulation of the argument issuetype as part of Parameter causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-5232. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Atlassian JIRA up to 7.6.6/7.10.0 (Bug Tracking Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file EditIssue.jspa. The manipulation of the argument issuetype as part of a Parameter leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The EditIssue.jspa resource in Atlassian Jira before version 7.6.7 and from version 7.7.0 before version 7.10.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the issuetype parameter.

The bug was discovered 06/06/2018. The weakness was shared 07/18/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at jira.atlassian.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-5232 since 01/05/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 42 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13203 (Atlassian Jira Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability (JRASERVER-67410)).

Upgrading to version 7.6.7 or 7.10.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Bug Tracking Software

Vendor

• Atlassian

Name

• JIRA

Version

• 7.0
• 7.1
• 7.2
• 7.3
• 7.4
• 7.5
• 7.6
• 7.6.0
• 7.6.1
• 7.6.2
• 7.6.3
• 7.6.4
• 7.6.5
• 7.6.6
• 7.7
• 7.8
• 7.9
• 7.10.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.atlassian.com/

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