CVE-2019-14998 Cross-site request forgery in Jira

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass CSRF protection in Jira by tossing cookies from a subdomain, allowing unauthorized actions on behalf of users.

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-2019-14998?

CVE-2019-14998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Jira Server, published on 11 Sep 2019. 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 Webwork action Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection implementation in Jira before version 8.4.0 allows remote attackers to bypass its protection via "cookie tossing" a CSRF cookie from a subdomain of a Jira instance.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14998?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Atlassian Jira Server.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14998?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-14998 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Atlassian Jira Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pxw3-82pf-w6pr.

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