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CVE-2017-5983

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.

Severity
Critical 9.8
Published
10 Apr 2017
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
16% in the next 30 daysHigher than 96% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Deserialization of untrusted data (CWE-502)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed · No user action needed
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
JiraServers and applications · cpe:a:atlassian:jira
  • Version 6.2.7
  • Version 6.2.6
  • Version 6.2.5
  • Version 6.2.4
All 66 release lines
  • Version 4.2.4
  • Version 4.3
  • Version 4.3.1
  • Version 4.3.2
  • Version 4.3.3
  • Version 4.3.4
  • Version 4.4
  • Version 4.4.1
  • Version 4.4.2
  • Version 4.4.3
  • Version 4.4.4
  • Version 4.4.5
  • Version 5.0
  • Version 5.0.1
  • Version 5.0.2
  • Version 5.0.3
  • Version 5.0.4
  • Version 5.0.5
  • Version 5.0.7
  • Version 5.1
  • Version 5.1.1
  • Version 5.1.2
  • Version 5.1.3
  • Version 5.1.4
  • Version 5.1.5
  • Version 5.1.6
  • Version 5.1.7
  • Version 5.1.8
  • Version 5.2
  • Version 5.2.1
  • Version 5.2.2
  • Version 5.2.3
  • Version 5.2.4
  • Version 5.2.5
  • Version 5.2.6
  • Version 5.2.7
  • Version 5.2.8
  • Version 5.2.9
  • Version 5.2.10
  • Version 5.2.11
  • Version 6.0
  • Version 6.0.1
  • Version 6.0.2
  • Version 6.0.3
  • Version 6.0.4
  • Version 6.0.5
  • Version 6.0.7
  • Version 6.0.8
  • Version 6.1
  • Version 6.1.1
  • Version 6.1.2
  • Version 6.1.3
  • Version 6.1.4
  • Version 6.1.5
  • Version 6.1.6
  • Version 6.1.7
  • Version 6.1.8
  • Version 6.1.9
  • Version 6.2
  • Version 6.2.1
  • Version 6.2.2
  • Version 6.2.3
  • Version 6.2.4
  • Version 6.2.5
  • Version 6.2.6
  • Version 6.2.7

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5983
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5983