Privilege escalation in Atlassian Fisheye and Crucible
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-13399 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Atlassian Crucible Client/Desktop applications / Office applications Atlassian Fisheye Client/Desktop applications / Office applications |
| Vendor | Atlassian |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation
EUVDB-ID: #VU15808
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13399
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows Installer due to weak permissions on the installation directory. A local attacker can gain elevated privileges.
MitigationUpdate the affected software to versions 4.6.1, 4.7.0.
Vulnerable software versionsAtlassian Crucible: 4.0.0 - 4.6.0
Atlassian Fisheye: 4.0.0 - 4.6.0
External linkshttp://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CRUC-8314
http://jira.atlassian.com/browse/FE-7105
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
