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Plain-English summary
CVE-2017-9507 is a cross-site scripting issue in Atlassian Crucible. An attacker could inject HTML or JavaScript through a review filter title, affecting users who view the review dashboard. The known affected range is Crucible 4.1.0 through versions before 4.4.1.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation where Crucible is internet-accessible or shared with many users. This is not evidenced as actively exploited in the provided sources, but XSS can affect user trust, sessions, and internal development workflows.
Technical view
The flaw is in the Crucible review dashboard resource. Sources describe insufficient handling of the review filter title parameter, allowing remote HTML or JavaScript injection. The bundle does not provide CVSS, CWE, authentication details, or exploit prerequisites beyond the affected version range.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running Atlassian Crucible versions 4.1.0 through before 4.4.1, especially where untrusted users can create or modify review filters viewed by others.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV in the bundle. Exploitation evidence is incomplete, so treat this as a known application-layer risk rather than a confirmed active campaign.
Researcher notes
Key unknowns include CVSS score, CWE classification, authentication requirements, and whether exploitation requires a crafted filter viewed by another user. Keep analysis tied to Atlassian Crucible and the review filter title parameter only.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade affected Crucible deployments to version 4.4.1 or later.
- Review Atlassian CRUC-8043 for vendor-specific remediation guidance.
- Restrict access to Crucible dashboards until affected instances are remediated.
- Remove or review suspicious review filters created on affected versions.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all Atlassian Crucible instances and record exact versions.
- Flag instances from 4.1.0 through versions before 4.4.1.
- Confirm the review dashboard is no longer running an affected version.
- Review existing filter titles for unexpected HTML or script content.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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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://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CRUC-8043CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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