CVE-2019-8442 Path traversal in Jira
Remote attackers can access sensitive files in the Jira webroot META-INF directory due to lax path access checks.
- 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-2019-8442?
CVE-2019-8442 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Atlassian Jira, published on 22 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The CachingResourceDownloadRewriteRule class in Jira before version 7.13.4, and from version 8.0.0 before version 8.0.4, and from version 8.1.0 before version 8.1.1 allows remote attackers to access files in the Jira webroot under the META-INF directory via a lax path access check.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8442?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Jira Server.
How do I fix CVE-2019-8442?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-8442 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-2019-8442 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-8442 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Atlassian Jira
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jw47-mjcp-rx65.