SB2019080916 - Improper authorization in Atlassian JIRA
Published: August 9, 2019 Updated: September 25, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019080916
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20826)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass permissions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorisation checks in the inline-create rest resource. A remote authenticated attacker can exploit this issue and set the reporter in issues.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.