What is the severity of CVE-2018-5230?

CVE-2018-5230 is rated as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5230?

To fix CVE-2018-5230, you should upgrade to Jira versions 7.6.6, 7.7.4, 7.8.4, or 7.9.2 or later.

What types of attacks can CVE-2018-5230 enable?

CVE-2018-5230 enables remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript, facilitating Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Which versions of Atlassian Jira are affected by CVE-2018-5230?

CVE-2018-5230 affects Jira versions before 7.6.6, and versions between 7.7.0 and 7.7.4, 7.8.0 and 7.8.4, and 7.9.0 and 7.9.2.

Is user data at risk due to CVE-2018-5230?

Yes, user data may be at risk through exploitation of the Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in CVE-2018-5230.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2018-5230

medium

6.1

CWE

11/5/2018

5/8/2024

CVE-2018-5230: XSS

First published: Fri May 11 2018(Updated: )

The issue collector in Atlassian Jira before version 7.6.6, from version 7.7.0 before version 7.7.4, from version 7.8.0 before version 7.8.4 and from version 7.9.0 before version 7.9.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the error message of custom fields when an invalid value is specified.

Credit: security@atlassian.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Atlassian Jira	<7.6.6
Atlassian Server	>=7.7.0<7.7.4
Atlassian Server	>=7.8.0<7.8.4
Atlassian Server	>=7.9.0<7.9.2

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Reference Links

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-67289

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-5230?
CVE-2018-5230 is rated as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5230?
To fix CVE-2018-5230, you should upgrade to Jira versions 7.6.6, 7.7.4, 7.8.4, or 7.9.2 or later.
What types of attacks can CVE-2018-5230 enable?
CVE-2018-5230 enables remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript, facilitating Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Which versions of Atlassian Jira are affected by CVE-2018-5230?
CVE-2018-5230 affects Jira versions before 7.6.6, and versions between 7.7.0 and 7.7.4, 7.8.0 and 7.8.4, and 7.9.0 and 7.9.2.
Is user data at risk due to CVE-2018-5230?
Yes, user data may be at risk through exploitation of the Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in CVE-2018-5230.

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