CVE-2017-16863

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-01-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The PieChart gadget in Atlassian Jira before version 7.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability through the name of a project or filter.

Affected products

Atlassian Jira: before 7.5.3 — fixed in 7.5.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Atlassian Jira 7.5.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102732
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-66623
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102732
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-66623

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