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Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-5230 is a cross-site scripting issue in Atlassian Jira’s issue collector. A remote attacker could cause arbitrary HTML or JavaScript to appear through custom-field error messages when invalid values are submitted. The main business risk is browser-side compromise of Jira users who view affected content.
Executive priority
Address during the next security maintenance window, sooner for internet-facing Jira. The issue is browser-side code execution through Jira content, but current sources do not show active exploitation or critical severity scoring.
Technical view
The vulnerability affects Jira versions before 7.6.6, 7.7.0 through before 7.7.4, 7.8.0 through before 7.8.4, and 7.9.0 through before 7.9.2. The source describes XSS in issue collector custom-field error handling when invalid values are specified. No CVSS, CWE, or exploit detail is provided.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where affected Jira versions are deployed and issue collector functionality with custom fields is reachable by untrusted users. The provided sources do not clarify authentication requirements, default configuration, or internet exposure assumptions.
Exploitation context
The CVE describes remote attack capability, but the bundle provides no evidence of active exploitation and CISA KEV is false. Treat this as a patch-validation and exposure-reduction item, not a confirmed exploited vulnerability.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description and Atlassian issue reference. Key missing details include CVSS score, affected configuration specifics, authentication context, and vendor workaround language. Avoid assuming broader Atlassian product impact beyond Jira.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade affected Jira versions to the fixed version line or later.
- Review Atlassian JRASERVER-67289 for vendor-specific remediation guidance.
- Prioritize externally reachable Jira issue collector paths for remediation.
- If immediate upgrade is blocked, seek Atlassian-supported temporary guidance.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Jira versions across all environments.
- Identify deployments older than 7.6.6, 7.7.4, 7.8.4, or 7.9.2 as applicable.
- Confirm whether issue collector and custom fields are enabled.
- Check whether issue collector endpoints are reachable by untrusted users.
- After remediation, verify deployed Jira versions match fixed releases or later.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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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/JRASERVER-67289CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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