Improper input validation in Atlassian Bamboo
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
It was possible for double OGNL evaluation in FreeMarker templates through Struts FreeMarker tags to occur. An attacker who has restricted administration rights to Bamboo or who hosts a website that a Bamboo administrator visits, is able to exploit this vulnerability to execute Java code of their choice on systems that run a vulnerable version of Bamboo. All versions of Bamboo before 6.1.6 (the fixed version for 6.1.x) and from 6.2.0 before 6.2.5 (the fixed version for 6.2.x) are affected by this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlassian | Bamboo | before 6.1.6 (the fixed version for 6.1.x); from 6.2.0 before 6.2.5 (the fixed version for 6.2.x) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Bamboo VendorAtlassian Affected before 6.1.6 (the fixed version for 6.1.x); from 6.2.0 before 6.2.5 (the fixed version for 6.2.x) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-14589
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5375-qw4c-whr2
References
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- TI-2012-02540 Atlassian JIRA before 5.0.1; Confluence before 3.5.16, 4.0 before 4.0.7, and 4.1 before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2022-09598 Improper authentication in Atlassian Bamboo Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-04529 Atlassian Bamboo before 5.11.4.1 and 5.12.x before 5.12.3.1 does not properly restrict… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-06881 An unspecified resource in Atlassian Bamboo before 5.9.9 and 5.10.x before 5.10.0 allows… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-07936 The Ignite Realtime Smack XMPP API, as used in Atlassian Bamboo before 5.9.9 and 5.10.x… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-14589 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-14589 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5375-qw4c-whr2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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