CVE-2018-20824
published 2019-05-03CVE-2018-20824: The WallboardServlet resource in Jira before version 7.13.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a cross site scripting (XSS)…
PriorityP346medium6.1CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSCCLILAN
EXPLOIT
EPSS
37.58%
98.3th percentile
The WallboardServlet resource in Jira before version 7.13.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cyclePeriod parameter.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| atlassian | jira | < 7.13.1 | 7.13.1 |
| atlassian | jira | >= unspecified < 7.13.1 | 7.13.1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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Atlassian Jira WallboardServlet <7.13.1 - Cross-Site Scripting
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CVE-2018-20824 [MEDIUM] Atlassian Jira WallboardServlet <7.13.1 - Cross-Site Scripting
Atlassian Jira WallboardServlet <7.13.1 - Cross-Site Scripting
The WallboardServlet resource in Jira before version 7.13.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the cyclePeriod parameter.
Template:
id: CVE-2018-20824
info:
name: Atlassian Jira WallboardServlet <7.13.1 - Cross-Site Scripting
author: madrobot,dwisiswant0
severity: medium
description: The WallboardServlet resource in Jira before version 7.13.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the cyclePeriod parameter.
impact: |
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to se
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