CVE-2023-22516
Bamboo vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A high-severity Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-22516, was discovered in Atlassian Bamboo Data Center and Server versions 8.1.0 through 9.3.0. The vulnerability was reported through Atlassian's Bug Bounty program by a private user and was disclosed on November 21, 2023. This security flaw affects multiple versions of the software including 8.1.0, 8.2.0, 9.0.0, 9.1.0, 9.2.0, and 9.3.0 (Atlassian Advisory, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 8.5 (High severity) with the vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. The flaw allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system, requiring no user interaction. The vulnerability has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system (Security Online, SOCRadar).

Impact

The exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to complete system compromise, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code with potential access to sensitive data, disruption of operations, and full control over the affected Bamboo server. The vulnerability has high impact on all three security aspects: confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Atlassian recommends upgrading to the latest version of Bamboo Data Center and Server. For those unable to upgrade to the latest version, specific fixed versions are provided: For Bamboo Data Center and Server 9.2, upgrade to version 9.2.7 or later; for version 9.3, upgrade to version 9.3.4 or later. Additionally, if using Java 8 to run Bamboo Data Center and Server, JDK 1.8u121+ should be used (Atlassian Advisory).

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