Atlassian Jira < 8.13.14 / 8.14.x < 8.19.0 (JRASERVER-72738)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 162756

Synopsis

The remote Atlassian Jira host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of Atlassian Jira installed on the remote host is prior to < 8.13.14 / 8.14.x < 8.19.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the JRASERVER-72738 advisory.

- Denial of Service when reading particularly-crafted GIF files - CVE-2021-39116 (CVE-2021-39116)

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 8.13.14, 8.19.0 or later.

See Also

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-72738

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 162756

File Name: jira_8_19_0_jraserver-72738.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 7/6/2022

Updated: 6/5/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-39116

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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: 8/25/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-39116