CVE-2017-5983 is a critical vulnerability affecting the JIRA Workflow Designer Plugin in Atlassian JIRA Server versions prior to 6.3.0. This flaw stems from improper XML parser and deserializer usage, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, read files, or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector and low complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, community discussion is high, and Nuclei templates exist for exploitation, indicating potential for active exploitation despite no Metasploit or ExploitDB entries.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 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.