#VU12598 Cross-site scripting in Jira Software - CVE-2017-14594
Published: May 7, 2018 / Updated: May 11, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12598
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14594
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Jira Software
Jira Software
Software vendor:
Atlassian
Atlassian
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The weakness exists in the printable searchrequest issue resource due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Update to versions 7.2.12 or 7.6.1.