CVE-2019-15013 Missing authorization in Jira

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers without admin rights can remove issue statuses from projects due to missing authorization checks in Jira.

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-2019-15013?

CVE-2019-15013 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Atlassian Jira, published on 18 Dec 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WorkflowResource class removeStatus method in Jira before version 7.13.12, from version 8.0.0 before version 8.4.3, and from version 8.5.0 before version 8.5.2 allows authenticated remote attackers who do not have project administration access to remove a configured issue status from a project via a missing authorisation check.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15013?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Jira Server.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15013?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15013 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-2019-15013 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15013 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-hmpw-22jw-wcrr.

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