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TI-2018-03787 Aliases CVE-2018-5230GHSA-7cw6-37m4-4r8g

Cross-site scripting in Atlassian Jira

Priority MEDIUM 54CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The issue collector in Atlassian Jira before version 7.6.6, from version 7.7.0 before version 7.7.4, from version 7.8.0 before version 7.8.4 and from version 7.9.0 before version 7.9.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the error message of custom fields when an invalid value is specified.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.37032 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Jira (Atlassian): 7.6.6, 7.7.4, 7.8.4 +1

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AtlassianJirabefore 7.6.6; 7.7.0 and later; before 7.7.4; 7.8.0 and later; before 7.8.4; 7.9.0 and later; before 7.9.27.6.6, 7.7.4, 7.8.4, 7.9.2Patch availableCNA
  • Jira VendorAtlassian Affected before 7.6.6; 7.7.0 and later; before 7.7.4; 7.8.0 and later; before 7.8.4; 7.9.0 and later; before 7.9.2 Fixed in 7.6.6, 7.7.4, 7.8.4, 7.9.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 7.6.6VulnerableAtlassian
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.7.0 to before 7.7.4; 7.8.0 to before 7.8.4; 7.9.0 to before 7.9.2VulnerableAtlassian
  • cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.6.6 Vulnerable ·Atlassian
  • cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.7.0 to before 7.7.4; 7.8.0 to before 7.8.4; 7.9.0 to before 7.9.2 Vulnerable ·Atlassian

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Jira (Atlassian) Fixed in 7.6.6, 7.7.4, 7.8.4, 7.9.2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5230
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7cw6-37m4-4r8g

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2020-18587 Incorrect authorization in Atlassian Jira Server CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • 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-2020-11107 Information disclosure in Atlassian Jira Server CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2019-06058 The CachingResourceDownloadRewriteRule class in Jira before version 7.13.4, and from… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-06065 Missing authentication in Atlassian Jira CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2017-03897 The JIRA Workflow Designer Plugin in Atlassian JIRA Server before 6.3.0 improperly uses… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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