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Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-5232 is a Jira cross-site scripting flaw in the issue edit page. A remote attacker could inject HTML or JavaScript through the issuetype parameter on affected Jira versions, potentially affecting users who view the resulting page.
Executive priority
Handle as a targeted remediation item for legacy Jira environments. The business risk is user-side script execution in a trusted workflow, but urgency is tempered by missing severity scoring and no cited active exploitation.
Technical view
The EditIssue.jspa resource in Atlassian Jira is vulnerable to XSS via the issuetype parameter. The affected ranges are before 7.6.7 and 7.7.0 through before 7.10.1. The provided sources do not include CVSS, CWE, authentication requirements, or exploitation details.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Atlassian Jira deployments running versions before 7.6.7, or 7.7.0 through before 7.10.1. Internet-facing Jira instances have higher business concern because the vulnerable web interface may be reachable remotely.
Exploitation context
The sources state remote HTML or JavaScript injection is possible, but do not cite active exploitation, public exploit maturity, or KEV listing. Treat exploitation status as unconfirmed from this bundle.
Researcher notes
Key gaps are missing CVSS, CWE, exploit status, and authentication context. Analysis should stay tied to the affected version ranges and the issuetype parameter XSS in EditIssue.jspa; do not infer additional Jira products or attack paths.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Jira to 7.6.7, 7.10.1, or a later vendor-supported fixed release.
- Review Atlassian JRASERVER-67410 for any current vendor-specific guidance.
- Restrict access to Jira administration and issue-editing surfaces where feasible.
- Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or externally accessible Jira instances.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Jira versions and compare them to the affected ranges.
- Confirm whether EditIssue.jspa is reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review Jira logs for unusual issue-editing activity around affected instances.
- Verify the upgraded instance reports a fixed or later Jira version.
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/JRASERVER-67410CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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