CVE-2021-43957: High severity atlassian crucible vulnerability

Published Mar 16, 2022
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Updated

Affected versions of Atlassian Fisheye & Crucible allowed remote attackers to browse local files via an Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability in the WEB-INF directory and bypass the fix for CVE-2020-29446 due to a lack of url decoding. The affected versions are before version 4.8.9.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Atlassian Crucible<4.8.9
Atlassian FishEye<4.8.9

Event History

Mar 16, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:55 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:55 AM
DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2021-43957.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2021-43957?

The severity of CVE-2021-43957 is high with a severity value of 7.5.

3

What software versions are affected by CVE-2021-43957?

The affected software versions are Atlassian Fisheye and Crucible before version 4.8.9.

4

How can remote attackers exploit CVE-2021-43957?

Remote attackers can exploit CVE-2021-43957 to browse local files through an Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability in the WEB-INF directory.

5

Is there a fix for CVE-2021-43957?

Yes, the fix for CVE-2021-43957 is available in version 4.8.9 of Atlassian Fisheye and Crucible.

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