CVE-2011-4822 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via user comments or profile names, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.
- 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-2011-4822?
CVE-2011-4822 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Atlassian Fisheye, published on 15 Dec 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the user profile feature in Atlassian FishEye before 2.5.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) snippets in a user comment, which is not properly handled in a Confluence page, or (2) the user profile display name, which is not properly handled in a FishEye page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4822?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Atlassian Fisheye.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4822?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4822 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-2011-4822 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4822 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Atlassian Fisheye
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ccf9-j4gr-f8jc.