Denial of service in Atlassian Jira

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU18942

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11583

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the issue searching component when ordering by Epic Name. A remote authenticated attacker can deny access to the Jira service on a targeted system and cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Jira Software: 7.2.0 - 8.0.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira:7.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira:7.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira:7.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira:7.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira:7.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira:7.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira:7.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira:7.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSWSERVER-20111

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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