CVE-2017-5983

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: April 10, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

The JIRA Workflow Designer Plugin in Atlassian JIRA Server before 6.3.0 improperly uses an XML parser and deserializer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, read arbitrary files, or cause a denial of service via a crafted serialized Java object.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2017/04/amf.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Technical Description
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97379
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://confluence.atlassian.com/jira063/jira-security-advisory-2017-03-09-875604401.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-64077
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/307983
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource VDB Entry
http://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2017/04/amf.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Technical Description
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97379
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://confluence.atlassian.com/jira063/jira-security-advisory-2017-03-09-875604401.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-64077
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/307983
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource VDB Entry

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
16.1%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-502

Affected Vendors

atlassian

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