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CVE-2021-37550: 
YouTrack vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

In JetBrains YouTrack before version 2021.2.16363, time-unsafe comparisons were used. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on August 5, 2021, affecting JetBrains YouTrack software (JetBrains Blog).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.5 HIGH with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. The issue is categorized under CWE-697 (Incorrect Comparison) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could potentially affect the integrity of time-based comparisons in the software, which could lead to security implications where time comparisons are critical for security decisions (NVD).

Exploitability

The vulnerability is network-accessible (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L) and requires no privileges (PR:N) or user interaction (UI:N). The scope is unchanged (S:U), with no impact on confidentiality (C:N) but high impact on integrity (I:H) and no impact on availability (A:N) (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability was fixed in YouTrack version 2021.2.16363. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to address the security issue (JetBrains Blog).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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