#VU3055 Stored cross-site scripting in Jira Software - CVE-2010-1164
Published: January 2, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU3055
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1164
CWE-ID: CWE-79
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 attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via "afterURL" HTTP GET parameters to screenshot-redirecter.jsp script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request, containing XSS exploit and permanently store arbitrary HTML and script code. The code will be executed in victim’s browser in context of vulnerable website every time the victim visits vulnerable interface.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive data.
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