CVE-2023-35054
YouTrack vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in JetBrains YouTrack versions prior to 2023.1.10518, specifically affecting the Markdown-rendering engine. The vulnerability was disclosed on June 12, 2023, and was assigned identifier CVE-2023-35054 (NVD, CVE).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) and received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) from NIST with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. JetBrains provided a slightly different assessment with a CVSS score of 4.6 (Medium) and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow attackers to execute stored XSS attacks through the Markdown-rendering engine, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information and manipulation of web content (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in YouTrack version 2023.1.10518. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (JetBrains Advisory).

Additional resources


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