Improper Authorization in Jira Service Management Server - CVE-2019-15003
Published: November 7, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22572
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15003
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization checks in the Customer Context Filter. A remote attacker with portal access can bypass authorization and view all issues within all Jira projects contained in the vulnerable instance. This could include Jira Service Desk projects, Jira Core projects, and Jira Software projects.
Note: Attacker can grant themselves access to Jira Service Desk portals that have the "Anyone can email the service desk or raise a request in the portal" setting enabled.
Affected software
Jira Service Management Server
How to mitigate CVE-2019-15003
Install updates from vendor's website.
Jira Service Management Server - addressed in versions 3.9.17, 3.16.9, 4.2.6, 4.3.5, 4.4.3, 4.5.1, 4.6.0