Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2012-1500 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in Atlassian JIRA/GreenHopper. An attacker could save script content through UpdateFieldJson.jspa so it later runs in another user’s browser. Business impact depends on who can reach the vulnerable function and whose browser views the stored content.
Executive priority
Prioritize if legacy JIRA or GreenHopper remains reachable by broad internal or external users. For modern, fully upgraded Atlassian environments, this is mainly an inventory and legacy cleanup item unless evidence shows affected versions still exist.
Technical view
The source bundle describes stored XSS in UpdateFieldJson.jspa affecting JIRA 4.4.3 and GreenHopper before 5.9.8. No CVSS, CWE, authentication requirement, or complete vendor advisory is included. Public exploit reference exists, but the bundle does not prove active exploitation.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in legacy JIRA deployments running JIRA 4.4.3 or GreenHopper versions earlier than 5.9.8. Current Atlassian environments are unlikely to be affected unless old instances or plugins remain in production, archives, or internal networks.
Exploitation context
The CVE has a public Exploit-DB reference, indicating public technical disclosure. KEV is false, and the supplied sources do not show active exploitation in the wild. Treat it as a legacy web application risk requiring inventory confirmation rather than emergency internet-wide response.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the CVE text names the vulnerable endpoint and versions, but no CVSS vector, CWE, authentication model, vendor fix matrix, or exploitation telemetry is supplied. Avoid expanding affected scope beyond JIRA 4.4.3 and GreenHopper before 5.9.8.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory JIRA and GreenHopper versions across production, staging, and archived systems.
- Upgrade GreenHopper to 5.9.8 or later where applicable.
- Check Atlassian guidance for the fixed JIRA version; the bundle does not name one.
- Restrict access to legacy JIRA instances until remediation is confirmed.
- Review stored custom field content for unexpected script-like entries.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether any instance runs JIRA 4.4.3.
- Confirm whether any GreenHopper plugin version is earlier than 5.9.8.
- Identify whether UpdateFieldJson.jspa is reachable by untrusted or low-privileged users.
- Review application logs for unusual updates to issue fields around legacy instances.
- Verify remediation by checking deployed product and plugin versions.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121014055829/http://www.cloudscan.me/2012/09/cve-2012-1500-ghs-5375-ghs-5642.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- 21052CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
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