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Atlassian Jira < 8.5.5 / 8.6.x < 8.7.2 / 8.8.x < 8.8.1 Improper authorization

medium Nessus Plugin ID 138880

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Synopsis

The remote web server hosts a web application that is affected by a improper authorization vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the instance of Atlassian Jira hosted on the remote web server is prior to 8.5.5, or version 8.6.x prior to 8.7.2, 8.8.x prior to 8.8.1. It is, therefore, affected by a Improper authorization vulnerability. It allow remote attackers to enumerate project names via an improper authorization vulnerability in the /rest/project-templates/1.0/createshared endpoint API endpoint.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Atlassian Jira version 8.5.5, 8.7.2, 8.8.1, 8.9.0 or later.

See Also

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-70926

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 138880

File Name: jira_jraserver-70926.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 7/23/2020

Updated: 6/5/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-4029

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:atlassian:jira

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Atlassian JIRA

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/30/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/30/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-4029

IAVA: 2020-A-0284-S