CVE-2008-6531 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The WebWork 1 web application framework in Atlassian JIRA before 3.13.2 allows remote attackers to invoke exposed public JIRA methods via a crafted URL that is dynamically transformed into method calls, aka "WebWork 1 Parameter Injection Hole."

Published: 2009-03-26

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6498	The WebWork 1 web application framework in Atlassian JIRA before 3.13.2 allows remote attackers to invoke exposed public JIRA methods via a crafted URL that is dynamically transformed into method calls, aka "WebWork 1 Parameter Injection Hole."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00645.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRA/JIRA+Security+Advisory+2008-12-09
http://secunia.com/advisories/33084
http://www.osvdb.org/52707
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32746
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47211

History

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Subscriptions

Atlassian Jira

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-03-26T20:28:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:34:47.183Z

Reserved: 2009-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6531

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-03-26T21:00:00.327

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-6531

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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