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CVE-2021-26083: 
JIRA vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability CVE-2021-26083 affects Atlassian Jira Server and Jira Data Center's Export HTML Report feature. The vulnerability was discovered in versions before 8.5.14, from version 8.6.0 before 8.13.6, and from version 8.14.0 before 8.16.1. This security flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript through a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (Jira Server).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS Score of 4.4 (Medium Severity) and specifically affects the Export HTML Report functionality in Jira. The vulnerability allows for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks through the manipulation of filter names when using the Export HTML Report feature (Jira Server).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability enables remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript code through Cross-Site Scripting, potentially compromising user sessions and accessing sensitive information (Jira Server).

Mitigation and workarounds

Atlassian has released fixed versions to address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to version 8.5.14, 8.13.6, 8.16.1, or 8.17.0 depending on their current version track (Jira Server).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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