Session Fixation Vulnerability in Atlassian Crowd Affected by Cookie Management Issues
CVE-2017-18105

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Atlassian
Status
Crowd
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 March 2019

Summary

A session fixation vulnerability exists in Atlassian Crowd which allows remote attackers to exploit the system by utilizing a user's JSESSIONID cookie. This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to internal and third-party REST resources, potentially compromising sensitive data and user sessions. Attackers must first gain access to a legitimate user's cookie to exploit this flaw, thereby emphasizing the importance of robust session management practices.

Affected Version(s)

Crowd < 3.0.2

Crowd 3.1.0

Crowd < 3.1.1

References

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CWD-5072
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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