Improper access control in Jira Software - CVE-2018-13400

 

Improper access control in Jira Software - CVE-2018-13400

Published: November 6, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15737
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13400
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Atlassian
Affected software:
Jira Software

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote attacker who have obtained access to administrator's session to access certain administrative resources without needing to re-authenticate to pass "WebSudo".


How to mitigate CVE-2018-13400

Install updates from vendor's website.

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