What is CVE-2017-16863?

CVE-2017-16863 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Jira, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-01-18.

How severe is CVE-2017-16863?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Atlassian Jira

CVE-2017-16863

The PieChart gadget in Atlassian Jira before version 7.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability through the name of a project or filter.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2018-01-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Atlassian Jira — versions All versions prior to version 7.5.3
Atlassian Jira

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-66623 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/102732 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16863?: CVE-2017-16863 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Jira, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-01-18.
How severe is CVE-2017-16863?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.