# CVE-2008-6531: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in Atlassian JIRA by crafting URLs that invoke exposed public methods via WebWork parameter injection.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Mar 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-99qg-2w8q-6fqv

## What is CVE-2008-6531?

CVE-2008-6531 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Atlassian Jira, published on 26 Mar 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WebWork 1 web application framework in Atlassian JIRA before 3.13.2 allows remote attackers to invoke exposed public JIRA methods via a crafted URL that is dynamically transformed into method calls, aka "WebWork 1 Parameter Injection Hole."

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6531?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Atlassian Jira.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-6531?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6531 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-6531 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6531 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Atlassian Jira

- [CVE-2020-14172](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14172/): Deserialization in Jira Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-20409](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20409/): Code injection in Jira Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-5983](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5983/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2010-1165](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1165/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2016-4319](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4319/): Cross-site request forgery in Atlassian JIRA Server before 7.1.9 (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-6531 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-6531 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Atlassian Jira, published on 26 Mar 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6531 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Atlassian Jira. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6531/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6531/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-6531
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6531
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-6531

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