Multiple vulnerabilities in Atlassian FishEye and Crucible

Published: 2018-07-27

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2018-13388 CVE-2017-16859
CWE-ID	CWE-79 CWE-22
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Atlassian Crucible Client/Desktop applications / Office applications Atlassian Fisheye Client/Desktop applications / Office applications
Vendor	Atlassian

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU14027

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [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-2018-13388

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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

Update to version 4.5.3.

Vulnerable software versions

Atlassian Crucible: 4.0.0 - 4.5.2

Atlassian Fisheye: 4.0.0 - 4.5.2

CPE2.3

External links

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CRUC-8209
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/FE-7059

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU14028

Risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16859

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to path traversal in the command parameter. A remote attacker can read files contained within context path of the running application.