CVE-2022-28649 Cross-site scripting in YouTrack

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Attackers can inject iframes from third-party domains into issue descriptions, potentially enabling clickjacking or script execution in JetBrains YouTrack.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-28649?

CVE-2022-28649 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jetbrains Youtrack, published on 5 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In JetBrains YouTrack before 2022.1.43563 it was possible to include an iframe from a third-party domain in the issue description

Weakness: CWE-1021

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28649?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jetbrains Youtrack.

How do I fix CVE-2022-28649?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28649 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-2022-28649 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28649 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Jetbrains Youtrack vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8xwr-xmx7-9p56.

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