CVE-2017-18090 Cross-site scripting in Fisheye
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via commit author names in Atlassian Fisheye, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious script execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-18090?
CVE-2017-18090 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Atlassian Fisheye, published on 16 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Various resources in Atlassian Fisheye before version 4.5.1 (the fixed version for 4.5.x) and before version 4.6.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the name of a commit author.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18090?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Atlassian Fisheye.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18090?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18090 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-2017-18090 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18090 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Atlassian Fisheye
Sources
Also known as GHSA-76h4-p844-g65h.