Atlassian JIRA < 7.13.12 / 8.x < 8.4.3 / 8.5.x < 8.5.2 Authorization Bypass (JRASERVER-70405)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 132727

Synopsis

The remote web server hosts a web application that is potentially affected by an authorization bypass vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the instance of Atlassian JIRA hosted on the remote web server is prior to 7.13.12, 8.x prior to 8.4.3, or 8.5.x prior to 8.5.2 / 8.6.0. It is, therefore, affected by an authorization bypass vulnerability. The vulnerability exists in the WorkflowResource class removeStatus method due to a missing authorization check. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this with a non-privileged account to bypass required administrative permissions and remove a configured issue status from a project.

Solution

Upgrade to Atlassian JIRA version 7.13.12 / 8.4.3 / 8.5.2 / 8.6.0

See Also

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-70405

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 132727

File Name: jira_8_5_2.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/9/2020

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-15013

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:atlassian:jira

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Atlassian JIRA

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/16/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/17/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-15013