CVE-2020-15944

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in the Gantt-Chart module before 5.5.5 for Jira. Due to missing validation of user input, it is vulnerable to a persistent XSS attack. An attacker can embed the attack vectors in the dashboard of other users. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker has to be authenticated.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.11% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory atlassian.com Third-Party Advisory syss.de
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/28997/gantt-chart-for-jira?hosting=cloud&tab=overview third party advisory product
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2020-030.txt third party advisory exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/1 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158752/Gantt-Chart-For-Jira-5.5.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15944?
CVE-2020-15944 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-15944?
To fix CVE-2020-15944, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-15944 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-15944 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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