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CVE-2018-5232
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2018-07-18 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-79
Description
The EditIssue.jspa resource in Atlassian Jira before version 7.6.7 and from version 7.7.0 before version 7.10.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the issuetype parameter.
Affected products
- Atlassian Jira: before 7.6.7 — fixed in 7.6.7
- Atlassian Jira: from 7.7.0 before 7.10.1 — fixed in 7.10.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Atlassian Jira 7.6.7; Atlassian Jira 7.10.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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