CVE-2017-18041 Cross-site scripting in Bamboo

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via the release name in Atlassian Bamboo, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious script execution.

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-2017-18041?

CVE-2017-18041 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Atlassian Bamboo, published on 2 Feb 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The viewDeploymentVersionJiraIssuesDialog resource in Atlassian Bamboo before version 6.2.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the name of a release.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18041?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Atlassian Bamboo.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18041?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18041 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-2017-18041 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18041 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r257-vf2j-p334.

Is CVE-2017-18041 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free