Privilege escalation in Atlassian Jira
CVE-2018-13400
Several administrative resources in Atlassian Jira before version 7.6.9, from version 7.7.0 before version 7.7.5, from version 7.8.0 before version 7.8.5, from version 7.9.0 before version 7.9.3, from version 7.10.0 before version 7.10.3, from version 7.11.0 before version 7.11.3, from version 7.12.0 before version 7.12.3, and before version 7.13.1 allow remote attackers who have obtained access to administrator's session to access certain administrative resources without needing to re-authenticate to pass "WebSudo" through an improper access control vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.014 (70.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Atlassian Jira — versions unspecified, 7.13.0, 7.12.0
- Atlassian Jira_server
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@atlassian.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security@atlassian.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-13400?
- CVE-2018-13400 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Jira, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2018-10-23.
- How severe is CVE-2018-13400?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.