CVE-2021-41310 Cross-site scripting in Jira Data Center

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Anonymous attackers can inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via XSS in the Associated Projects feature, potentially compromising user sessions.

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-2021-41310?

CVE-2021-41310 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Atlassian Jira Data Center, published on 1 Nov 2021. 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

Affected versions of Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center allow anonymous remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Associated Projects feature (/secure/admin/AssociatedProjectsForCustomField.jspa). The affected versions are before version 8.5.19, from version 8.6.0 before 8.13.11, and from version 8.14.0 before 8.19.1.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-41310?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Atlassian Jira Software Data Center.

How do I fix CVE-2021-41310?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-41310 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2021-41310 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41310 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w9v5-j4w6-fq3m.

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