CVE-2018-13400 Missing authorization in Jira
Attackers with admin session access can bypass WebSudo to access administrative resources without re-authentication in Atlassian Jira.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-13400?
CVE-2018-13400 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Atlassian Jira, published on 23 Oct 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Several administrative resources in Atlassian Jira before version 7.6.9, from version 7.7.0 before version 7.7.5, from version 7.8.0 before version 7.8.5, from version 7.9.0 before version 7.9.3, from version 7.10.0 before version 7.10.3, from version 7.11.0 before version 7.11.3, from version 7.12.0 before version 7.12.3, and before version 7.13.1 allow remote attackers who have obtained access to administrator's session to access certain administrative resources without needing to re-authenticate to pass "WebSudo" through an improper access control vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-13400?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Jira Server.
How do I fix CVE-2018-13400?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-13400 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2018-13400 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-13400 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Atlassian Jira
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m8ff-2fmf-jvwm.