CVE-2021-43945 Cross-site scripting in Jira Data Center
Remote attackers with Roadmaps Administrator permissions can inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a Stored XSS vulnerability in Jira Server and Data Center.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-43945?
CVE-2021-43945 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Atlassian Jira, published on 28 Feb 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Affected versions of Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center allow remote attackers with Roadmaps Administrator permissions to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (SXSS) vulnerability in the /rest/jpo/1.0/hierarchyConfiguration endpoint. The affected versions are before version 8.20.3.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-43945?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Atlassian Data Center, Atlassian Jira.
How do I fix CVE-2021-43945?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-43945 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-2021-43945 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-43945 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Atlassian Jira
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p59c-ffj3-xrcm.