# CVE-2017-9506: Server-side request forgery in Atlassian OAuth Plugin

> Remote attackers can access internal network resources or perform XSS attacks via Server Side Request Forgery in the Atlassian OAuth Plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Aug 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wr82-63qc-g2h8

## What is CVE-2017-9506?

CVE-2017-9506 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Atlassian OAuth Plugin, published on 23 Aug 2017. 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

The IconUriServlet of the Atlassian OAuth Plugin from version 1.3.0 before version 1.9.12 and from version 2.0.0 before version 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to access the content of internal network resources and/or perform an XSS attack via Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF).

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9506?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Atlassian Oauth.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-9506?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9506 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-9506 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-9506 exists.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2017-9506 - SSRF (github_poc): https://github.com/random-robbie/Jira-Scan
- CVE-2017-9506 (github_poc): https://github.com/pwn1sher/jira-ssrf
- Atlassian Jira XSS attack via Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF). (github_poc): https://github.com/labsbots/CVE-2017-9506
- Atlassian Jira IconURIServlet - Cross-Site Scripting/Server-Side Request Forgery (nuclei): http/cves/2017/CVE-2017-9506.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-9506 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-9506 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Atlassian OAuth Plugin, published on 23 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-9506 exists.

Affected product: Atlassian OAuth Plugin. 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-2017-9506/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9506/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9506
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9506
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9506

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9506/
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