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Atlassian Jira Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2008-6831)

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Atlassian JIRA Enterprise Edition 3.13 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) fullname (Full Name) parameter in the ViewProfile page or (2) returnUrl parameter in a form, as demonstrated using secure/AddComment!default.jspa (aka "Add Comment").

Remediation

References

CVE-2008-6831

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Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2008-6831 CWE-707

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities

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