# CVE-2015-5603: Code injection in n/a

> Authenticated users can execute arbitrary Java code in the HipChat for JIRA plugin via Velocity Template Injection.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Sep 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2v3r-wf43-c9gh

## What is CVE-2015-5603?

CVE-2015-5603 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Sep 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The HipChat for JIRA plugin before 6.30.0 for Atlassian JIRA allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Java code via unspecified vectors, related to "Velocity Template Injection Vulnerability."

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5603?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Atlassian Hipchat.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-5603?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5603 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-5603 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-5603 exists.

Public exploit code:

- JIRA and HipChat for JIRA Plugin - Velocity Template Injection (exploitdb)
- Atlassian HipChat for Jira Plugin Velocity Template Injection (metasploit)
- Atlassian HipChat for Jira Plugin - Velocity Template Injection (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-14586](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14586/): The Hipchat for Mac desktop client is vulnerable to client-side remote code execution via video call link parsing. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-1000418](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000418/): Jenkins HipChat Plugin allows credential capture due to incorrect authorization (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-1000419](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000419/): Jenkins HipChat Plugin allows attackers with Overall/Read access to obtain credential IDs (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2017-8058](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8058/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-5603 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-5603 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Sep 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-5603 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2015-5603/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5603/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5603
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5603
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-5603

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