#VU3060 Improper access control in Jira Software - CVE-2010-1165
Published: January 2, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU3060
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1165
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Jira Software
Jira Software
Software vendor:
Atlassian
Atlassian
Description
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 attachment 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.
Remediation
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