Improper Authorization in Jira Software - CVE-2018-20826
Published: September 18, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21187
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20826
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Atlassian
Affected software:
Jira Software
Jira Software
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass permissions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorisation checks in the inline-create rest resource. A remote authenticated attacker can exploit this issue and set the reporter in issues.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-20826
Install updates from vendor's website.