CVE-2006-3338 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Low 2.6 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into JIRA error pages via direct requests, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-3338?

CVE-2006-3338 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Atlassian Jira, published on 3 Jul 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Atlassian JIRA 3.6.2-#156 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors in a direct request to secure/ConfigureReleaseNote.jspa, which are not sanitized before being returned in an error page.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3338?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Atlassian Jira.

How do I fix CVE-2006-3338?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3338 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2006-3338 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3338 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-3qm4-89p4-vrg6.

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