CVE-2023-50871
YouTrack vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-50871 is a vulnerability discovered in JetBrains YouTrack before version 2023.3.22268. The vulnerability stems from a missed authorization check for inline comments inside thread replies (NVD, JetBrains Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. This indicates that the vulnerability is network-accessible, requires low attack complexity, needs low privileges, requires no user interaction, has unchanged scope, and can only impact integrity with low severity (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability affects the integrity of the system with low severity, while having no impact on confidentiality or availability. The weakness is classified as CWE-285 (Improper Authorization), which could potentially allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in YouTrack version 2023.3.22268. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (JetBrains Advisory).

Additional resources


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