CVE-2017-9511 Path traversal in Atlassian Fisheye and Crucible
Anonymous attackers can read arbitrary files on Windows systems via path traversal in Atlassian Fisheye and Crucible.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-9511?
CVE-2017-9511 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Atlassian Crucible, published on 24 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The MultiPathResource class in Atlassian Fisheye and Crucible, before version 4.4.1 allows anonymous remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a path traversal vulnerability when Fisheye or Crucible is running on the Microsoft Windows operating system.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9511?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Atlassian Crucible, Atlassian Fisheye.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9511?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9511 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2017-9511 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9511 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Atlassian Crucible
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v6mw-4xwj-vqrm.