Improper Authentication in In-App & Desktop Notifications - CVE-2019-16909
Published: November 5, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22521
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16909
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the "plugins/servlet/nfj/NotificationSettings" URI. A remote authenticated user without authorization for specific projects can bypass authentication process and obtain a list of all Jira projects.
Affected software
In-App & Desktop Notifications
How to mitigate CVE-2019-16909
Install updates from vendor's website.
In-App & Desktop Notifications - update to 1.6.14_J8