CVE-2018-5225 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Atlassian Bitbucket Server versions 4.13.0 through 5.8.1. Authenticated users can exploit this flaw by manipulating symbolic links within a repository during in-browser editing. With a CVSS score of 9.9, this vulnerability is highly severe, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.13.0, < 5.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:bitbucket:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
> 5.5.0, < 5.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:bitbucket:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.6.0, < 5.6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:bitbucket:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.7.0, < 5.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:bitbucket:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.8.0, < 5.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:bitbucket:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 1.0 Bluesky, 0.5 Mastodon, and 1.6 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.