Cross-site scripting in Atlassian JIRA

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU42652

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-5319

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in secure/admin/user/views/deleteuserconfirm.jsp in the Admin Panel in Atlassian JIRA before 6.0.5 when processing name parameter to secure/admin/user/DeleteUser. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Jira Software: 6.0 - 6.0.3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2013080065
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/122721
https://secunia.com/advisories/54417
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61647
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2013-5151.php
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRA/fixforversion/33790
https://jira.atlassian.com/i#browse/JRA-34160
https://jira.atlassian.com/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10240&version=33790

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.