Improper access control in Atlassian Companion App for MacOS - CVE-2023-22524

 

Improper access control in Atlassian Companion App for MacOS - CVE-2023-22524

Published: December 6, 2023 / Updated: June 21, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU83916
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22524
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Atlassian
Affected software:
Atlassian Companion App for MacOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website and utilize WebSockets to bypass Atlassian Companion’s blocklist and MacOS Gatekeeper to allow the execution of code.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-22524

Install updates from vendor's website.

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