Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Older Atlassian Fisheye and Crucible installations could expose sensitive committer information, such as email addresses, to unauthenticated visitors because a resource lacked permission checks. The supplied sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Treat internet-exposed legacy instances as a high-priority privacy and reconnaissance risk.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for any externally reachable or broadly internal instance because the issue can disclose employee or developer email addresses without credentials. This is not an integrity or availability flaw, but it can support phishing, targeting, and internal reconnaissance.
Technical view
CVE-2017-9512 affects Atlassian Fisheye and Crucible versions before 4.4.1. The mostActiveCommitters.do resource lacked permission checks, allowing anonymous remote access to sensitive information. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, scoring 7.5 high.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where Fisheye or Crucible before 4.4.1 remains reachable by untrusted users, especially from the internet. The source bundle names all versions prior to 4.4.1 as affected.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability is remotely reachable and requires no authentication or user interaction. The provided sources do not cite public exploitation, active exploitation, or KEV inclusion, so exploitation status should be treated as unconfirmed.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and Atlassian issue references. The affected range and vulnerable resource are clear, but the supplied bundle does not include detailed vendor advisory text, exploit evidence, or workaround specifics beyond upgrading out of affected versions.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade affected Fisheye and Crucible instances to version 4.4.1 or later.
- Confirm no unsupported pre-4.4.1 instances remain in production or staging.
- Restrict untrusted access to Fisheye and Crucible until vendor guidance is applied.
- Review Atlassian issue references for any environment-specific remediation notes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Fisheye and Crucible deployments and record exact versions.
- Check whether any pre-4.4.1 instance is reachable by anonymous users.
- Review logs for unexpected anonymous access to mostActiveCommitters.do.
- Confirm upgraded instances no longer expose sensitive committer information anonymously.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CRUC-8053CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/FE-6892CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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