Remote code execution in Atlassian Assets Discovery

1) Insufficient verification of data authenticity

EUVDB-ID: #VU83915

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22523

CWE-ID: CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient verification of data authenticity in the agent application when communicating with the Assets Discovery application. A remote attacker can spoof origin of the server application and execute arbitrary commands on the client system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Assets Discovery: before 3.2.0-cloud

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:assets_discovery:*:*:*:*:*:jira_service_desk:*:

External links

http://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSDSERVER-14893
http://support.atlassian.com/jira-service-management-cloud/docs/install-asset-discovery-agents/
http://support.atlassian.com/jira-service-management-cloud/docs/what-are-asset-discovery-agents/
http://confluence.atlassian.com/security/cve-2023-22523-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-assets-discovery-1319248914.html
http://confluence.atlassian.com/security/cve-2023-22523-rce-vulnerability-in-assets-discovery-1319248914.html
http://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSDSERVER-14925

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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