Code injection in Atlassian JIRA

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU21273

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15001

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a server-side template injection vulnerability in the Jira Importers Plugin (JIM). A remote authenticated administrator can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Jira Software: 7.0.10 - 8.4.0

External links

http://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-69933

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.