Prototype pollution in Atlassian Fisheye
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The jQuery deserialize library in Fisheye and Crucible before version 4.8.9 allowed remote attackers to to inject arbitrary HTML and/or JavaScript via a prototype pollution vulnerability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlassian | Fisheye | before 4.8.9 | 4.8.9 | Patch available | CNA |
| Atlassian | Crucible | before 4.8.9 | 4.8.9 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Fisheye (Atlassian) Fixed in 4.8.9
- Fix · CNA Crucible (Atlassian) Fixed in 4.8.9
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Atlassian Crucible, Fisheye 4.8.9
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-19720 Missing brute-force protection in Atlassian FisheyePriority MEDIUM 52
- TI-2021-19719 Authorization bypass in Atlassian FisheyePriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2021-19717 The /rest-service-fecru/server-v1 resource in Fisheye and Crucible before version 4.8.9…Priority LOW 22
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-43956
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9p4g-cjcf-q3x2
References
More Atlassian Crucible vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2021-43956 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-43956 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9p4g-cjcf-q3x2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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