Medium severity · published Jan 31, 2017
CVE-2016-6285
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/decorators/global-translations.jsp in Atlassian JIRA before 7.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or…
6.1
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/decorators/global-translations.jsp in Atlassian JIRA before 7.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the HTTP Host header.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JI
Jira · Atlassian
through 7.2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6285
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6285
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140548/Atlassian-Jira-7.1.7-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/41
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95913
Release Notes
https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjira/jira-platform-releases/jira-7-2-x-platform-release-notes#JIRA7.2.xplatformreleasenotes-7-2-2
Exploit
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRA-61888?src=confmacro&_ga=1.139403892.63283854.1485351777
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