Improper access control in Jira Software Server - CVE-2010-1165
Published: January 2, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU3061
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 2.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1165
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated JIRA administrator to escalate his privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to an error, which allows a remote authenticated JIRA administrator to set the index path to a location within the JIRA web application directory and upload malicious code that can execute in the context of the user running the application server in which JIRA is deployed.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to modify JIRA's files and capture user credentials.
Affected software
Jira Software Server
How to mitigate CVE-2010-1165
Update to JIRA 4.1.1:
https://confluence.atlassian.com/jira/jira-4-1-1-release-notes-215486193.html
https://confluence.atlassian.com/jira/jira-4-1-1-release-notes-215486193.html