Atlassian Application Links CVE-2017-16860 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:104188

CVE-2017-16860 |

Info

Atlassian Application Links CVE-2017-16860 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 104188
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2017-16860
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 14 2018 12:00AM
Updated: May 14 2018 12:00AM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: Atlassian Application Links 5.3
Atlassian Application Links 5.4.0
Not Vulnerable: Atlassian Application Links 5.3.4
Atlassian Application Links 5.2.7
Atlassian Application Links 5.4.3

Discussion

Atlassian Application Links CVE-2017-16860 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Atlassian Application Links is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Atlassian Application Links prior to version 5.2.7, from version 5.3.0 prior to version 5.3.4 and from version 5.4.0 prior to version 5.4.3 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Atlassian Application Links CVE-2017-16860 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

Solution / Fix

Atlassian Application Links CVE-2017-16860 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Atlassian Application Links CVE-2017-16860 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:
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