Servers and applications

CVE-2018-5232

The EditIssue.jspa resource in Atlassian Jira before version 7.6.7 and from version 7.7.0 before version 7.10.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the issuetype parameter.

Severity: Medium 6.1
Published: 18 Jul 2018
Last changed: 17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron: 1 Nov 2026
Fixed in: 7.6.7, 7.10.1
Exploit chance: 1% in the next 30 daysHigher than 63% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 10 Nov 2026
Weakness: Cross-site scripting (CWE-79)
Attack: Over the network · No login needed · Needs someone to click or open something
Attacker can: Read some data · Change some data
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Sources: NVD

Affected software

Software	Affected versions
JiraServers and applications · `cpe:a:atlassian:jira`	Every version before 7.6.7
JiraServers and applications · `cpe:a:atlassian:jira_server`	From 7.7.0 before 7.10.1

References

NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5232
CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5232