CVE-2017-18098

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-04-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The searchrequest-xml resource in Atlassian Jira before version 7.6.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability through various fields.

Affected products

Atlassian Jira: before 7.6.1 — fixed in 7.6.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Atlassian Jira 7.6.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103765
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-67075
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103765
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-67075

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