CVE-2007-6617 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted URIs in JIRA Enterprise Edition, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-6617?
CVE-2007-6617 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Atlassian Jira, published on 3 Jan 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in 500page.jsp in JIRA Enterprise Edition before 3.12.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, which is not properly handled when generating error messages, as demonstrated by input originally sent in the URI to secure/CreateIssue. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6617?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Atlassian Jira.
How do I fix CVE-2007-6617?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6617 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-2007-6617 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6617 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Atlassian Jira
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wwhc-hp78-qq9x.