CVE-2019-11583 Denial of service in Jira

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Jira by exploiting a vulnerability in the issue search component when ordering by Epic Name.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-11583?

CVE-2019-11583 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Atlassian Jira, published on 26 Jun 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The issue searching component in Jira before version 8.1.0 allows remote attackers to deny access to Jira service via denial of service vulnerability in issue search when ordering by "Epic Name".

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11583?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Atlassian Jira.

How do I fix CVE-2019-11583?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11583 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2019-11583 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11583 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-wh7h-qh97-7vjv.

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