CVE-2012-1500 Cross-site scripting in n/a
An attacker can inject arbitrary script code via stored XSS in JIRA, 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-2012-1500?
CVE-2012-1500 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Atlassian Jira, published on 13 Feb 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Stored XSS vulnerability in UpdateFieldJson.jspa in JIRA 4.4.3 and GreenHopper before 5.9.8 allows an attacker to inject arbitrary script code.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1500?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Atlassian Greenhopper, Atlassian Jira.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1500?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1500 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-2012-1500 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1500 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7qc8-6vj6-vfrq.