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TI-2018-03780 Aliases CVE-2018-5223GHSA-cmrm-j5wq-2rcr

Improper input validation in Atlassian Fisheye and Crucible

Priority LOW 36CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Fisheye and Crucible did not correctly check if a configured Mercurial repository URI contained values that the Windows operating system may consider argument parameters. An attacker who has permission to add a repository in Fisheye or Crucible can execute code of their choice on systems that run a vulnerable version of Fisheye or Crucible on the Windows operating system. All versions of Fisheye and Crucible before 4.4.6 (the fixed version for 4.4.x) and from 4.5.0 before 4.5.3 (the fixed version for 4.5.x) are affected by this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02084 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Fisheye and Crucible (Atlassian): 4.4.6, 4.5.3

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AtlassianFisheye and Cruciblebefore 4.4.6; 4.5.0 and later; before 4.5.34.4.6, 4.5.3Patch availableCNA
  • Fisheye and Crucible VendorAtlassian Affected before 4.4.6; 4.5.0 and later; before 4.5.3 Fixed in 4.4.6, 4.5.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:fisheye:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0 to before 4.4.6; 4.5.0 to before 4.5.3VulnerableAtlassian
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:crucible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0 to before 4.4.6; 4.5.0 to before 4.5.3VulnerableAtlassian
  • cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:fisheye:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 to before 4.4.6; 4.5.0 to before 4.5.3 Vulnerable ·Atlassian
  • cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:crucible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 to before 4.4.6; 4.5.0 to before 4.5.3 Vulnerable ·Atlassian

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Fisheye and Crucible (Atlassian) Fixed in 4.4.6, 4.5.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5223
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cmrm-j5wq-2rcr

References

  • TI-2026-67904 Arbitrary file access in Atlassian Data Center products KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2024-14399 Code injection in Atlassian Confluence Data Center CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • 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-2021-19720 Missing brute-force protection in Atlassian Fisheye CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-12407 It was possible for double OGNL evaluation in certain redirect action and in WebWork URL… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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