Atlassian Jira < 8.13.15 / 8.14.x < 8.20.3 / 8.21.0 (JRASERVER-73072)

high Nessus Plugin ID 162758

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 < 8.13.15 / 8.14.x < 8.20.3 / 8.21.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the JRASERVER-73072 advisory.

- Template Injection in Email Templates leads to code execution on Jira Service Management Server - CVE-2021-43944 (CVE-2021-43944)

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 8.13.15, 8.20.3, 8.21.0 or later.

See Also

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-73072

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 162758

File Name: jira_8_21_0_jraserver-73072.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: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-43944

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: 11/30/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/8/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-43944