SB2017041013 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Atlassian JIRA
Published: April 10, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017041013
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5983)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The JIRA Workflow Designer Plugin in Atlassian JIRA Server before 6.3.0 improperly uses an XML parser and deserializer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, read arbitrary files, or cause a denial of service via a crafted serialized Java object.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.