CVE-2012-2928: Medium severity Gliffy Gliffy vulnerability

Published May 22, 2012
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Updated

The Gliffy plugin before 3.7.1 for Atlassian JIRA, and before 4.2 for Atlassian Confluence, does not properly restrict the capabilities of third-party XML parsers, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via unspecified vectors.

Affected Software

29 affected components
Gliffy Gliffy<=3.7
Atlassian Jira<=5.0.0
Gliffy Gliffy<=3.7
Gliffy Gliffy=1.0.1
Gliffy Gliffy=2.0.0
Gliffy Gliffy=2.0.1
Gliffy Gliffy=2.1.0
Gliffy Gliffy=2.1.1
Gliffy Gliffy=2.1.2
Gliffy Gliffy=2.1.3
Gliffy Gliffy=2.2.0
Gliffy Gliffy=2.2.1
Gliffy Gliffy=2.2.2
Gliffy Gliffy=3.0.0
Gliffy Gliffy=3.0.1
Gliffy Gliffy=3.0.2
Gliffy Gliffy=3.0.3
Gliffy Gliffy=3.0.4
Gliffy Gliffy=3.0.5
Gliffy Gliffy=3.1.0
Gliffy Gliffy=3.1.1
Gliffy Gliffy=3.1.2
Gliffy Gliffy=3.1.3
Gliffy Gliffy=3.1.4
Gliffy Gliffy=3.5
Gliffy Gliffy=3.5.2
Gliffy Gliffy=3.6
Gliffy Gliffy=3.6.1
Atlassian Confluence Server=4.1.9

Event History

May 22, 2012
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2928?

CVE-2012-2928 is considered to be a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files or consume resources.

2

How do I fix CVE-2012-2928?

To fix CVE-2012-2928, upgrade to Gliffy plugin version 3.7.1 or later for Atlassian JIRA and 4.2 or later for Atlassian Confluence.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2012-2928?

CVE-2012-2928 affects Gliffy plugin versions up to 3.7 and Atlassian JIRA versions up to 5.0.0 along with specific versions of Atlassian Confluence.

4

What are the potential consequences of CVE-2012-2928?

The consequences of CVE-2012-2928 could include unauthorized access to sensitive files and denial of service through resource exhaustion.

5

How can I determine if I am vulnerable to CVE-2012-2928?

You can determine your vulnerability to CVE-2012-2928 by checking the version of the Gliffy plugin and Atlassian applications you are running.

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