Cross-site scripting in Jira Software - CVE-2010-1164

 

Cross-site scripting in Jira Software - CVE-2010-1164

Published: January 2, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU3059
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2010-1164
CWE-ID: CWE-79
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 perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via "afterURL" HTTP GET parameter to screenshot-redirecter.jsp script. A remote attacker can create a specially crated link, trick the victim into clicking it and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim’s browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive data.


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