Atlassian Jira Webroot Directory Traversal Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 130278

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Synopsis

The remote web server hosts a web application that is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability.

Description

The instance of Atlassian Jira hosted on the remote web server is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability in CachingResourceDownloadRewriteRule class due to an improper path access restriction. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by sending a specially crafted HTTP request, to disclose sensitive information which may aid in further attacks.

Solution

Upgrade to Atlassian Jira version 7.13.4 / 8.1.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 130278

File Name: jira_cve_2019_8442_directory_traversal.nbin

Version: 1.77

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 10/25/2019

Updated: 10/10/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-8442

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:atlassian:jira

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Atlassian JIRA

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/29/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/29/2019

Exploitable With

Elliot (Atlassian JIRA File Disclosure)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-8442

BID: 108460

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