XSS in Atlassian Jira
CVE-2019-8444
The wikirenderer component in Jira before version 7.13.6, and from version 8.0.0 before version 8.3.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in image attribute specification.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Atlassian Jira — versions unspecified, 8.0.0, unspecified
- Atlassian Jira Server
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-69779 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0833 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-8444?
- CVE-2019-8444 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Jira, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2019-08-23.
- How severe is CVE-2019-8444?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-8444 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.