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Critical severity · published Apr 10, 2017
CVE-2017-5983
The JIRA Workflow Designer Plugin in Atlassian JIRA Server before 6.3.0 improperly uses an XML parser and deserializer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code,…
9.8
CVSS
16.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The JIRA Workflow Designer Plugin in Atlassian JIRA Server before 6.3.0 improperly uses an XML parser and deserializer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, read arbitrary files, or cause a denial of service via a crafted serialized Java object.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)16.2% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JI
Jira · Atlassian
4.2.4; 4.3; 4.3.1; 4.3.2; 4.3.3; 4.3.4; +34 more · source: NVD
Affected product
JI
Jira
Atlassian
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5983
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5983
Technical Description
http://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2017/04/amf.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97379
Vendor Advisory
https://confluence.atlassian.com/jira063/jira-security-advisory-2017-03-09-875604401.html
Vendor Advisory
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-64077
Third Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/307983
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