CVE-2017-16865 Server-side request forgery in Jira
Remote attackers can exploit a Server Side Request Forgery in the Trello importer to access internal network resources and sensitive metadata credentials.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-16865?
CVE-2017-16865 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Atlassian Jira, published on 17 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Trello importer in Atlassian Jira before version 7.6.1 allows remote attackers to access the content of internal network resources via a Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF). When running in an environment like Amazon EC2, this flaw maybe used to access to a metadata resource that provides access credentials and other potentially confidential information.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16865?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Atlassian Jira.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16865?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16865 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2017-16865 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16865 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Atlassian Jira
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7vh9-vmfj-h37x.