JIRA secure/ConfigureReleaseNote.jspa cross-site scripting

jira-configurereleasenote-xss (27588) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

JIRA from Atlassian is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the secure/ConfigureReleaseNote.jspa script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using unspecified parameters to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

Platforms Affected:

  • Atlassian, JIRA 3.6.2-#156

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of JIRA (3.6.3 or later), available from the JIRA Web site. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • JIRA Web site, JIRA - Bug tracking, issue tracking and project management software at http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/.
  • UNSECURED SYSTEMS Tuesday, June 20, 2006, Atlassian JIRAż Information Disclosure at http://pridels.blogspot.com/2006/06/atlassian-jira-information-disclosure.html.
  • BID-18575: Jira ConfigureReleaseNote.JSPA Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
  • CVE-2006-3338: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Atlassian JIRA 3.6.2-#156 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors in a direct request to secure/ConfigureReleaseNote.jspa, which are not sanitized before being returned in an error page.
  • OSVDB ID: 26744: Atlassian JIRA Enterprise Edition ConfigureReleaseNote.jspa XSS
  • SA20767: Atlassian JIRA Enterprise Edition Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-2472: Atlassian JIRA Cross Site Scripting and System Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Reported:

Jun 20, 2006

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