What it is
CVE-2010-1164 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Atlassian JIRA. Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Atlassian JIRA 3.12 through 4.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script...
Vulnerability report
Exploited in the wild
High confidence
Not in CISA KEV
CVE-2010-1164
JIRA Cross-Site Scripting
Atlassian / JIRA
- Severity
- CVSS 4.3 · Medium
- Confidence
- High
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild
- EPSS
- 2.2%
- First observed
- —
- Last observed
- —
Decision summary
What security teams need to know first
Direct answers before the deeper technical record.
Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.
Who is affected?
Atlassian / JIRA.
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
JIRA Cross-Site Scripting
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Atlassian JIRA 3.12 through 4.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) element or (2) defaultColor parameter to the Colour Picker page; the (3) formName parameter, (4) element parameter, or (5) full name field to the User Picker page; the (6) formName parameter, (7) element parameter, or (8) group name field to the Group Picker page; the (9) announcement_preview_banner_st parameter to unspecified components, related to the Announcement Banner Preview page; unspecified vectors involving the (10) groupnames.jsp, (11) indexbrowser.jsp, (12) classpath-debug.jsp, (13) viewdocument.jsp, or (14) cleancommentspam.jsp page; the (15) portletKey parameter to runportleterror.jsp; the (16) URI to issuelinksmall.jsp; the (17) afterURL parameter to screenshot-redirecter.jsp; or the (18) HTTP Referrer header to 500page.jsp, as exploited in the wild in April 2010.
- Published
- 20 Apr 2010
- Exploitation Reported
- 20 Apr 2010
- Attack vector
- Remote
- Complexity
- —
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- —
CVE References
- CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1164
- 39353 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/39353
- jira-element-xss(57827) exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com · VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57827
- jira-groupnames-xss(57826) exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com · VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57826
- 39485 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39485
- [oss-security] 20100416 CVE Request: JIRA Issues openwall.com · Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/16/3
- [oss-security] 20100416 Re: CVE Request: JIRA Issues openwall.com · Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/16/4
- jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRA-20994 jira.atlassian.com · CVE Record http://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRA-20994
- confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRA/JIRA+Security+Advisory+2010-04-16 confluence.atlassian.com · CVE Record http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRA/JIRA+Security+Advisory+2...
- jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRA-21004 jira.atlassian.com · CVE Record http://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRA-21004
Exploitation evidence
Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited
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Exploited in the wild
CVE
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Known exploited vulnerability sources
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Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CVE First | 2010-04-20 15:00 UTC |
Detection
Operational artifacts and observed signals
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Observed signals
- Request targets
- 0
- User-Agents
- 0
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Scanner coverage
No scanner integrations recorded yet.
Virtual patch status
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Risk and context
Severity, weaknesses, and research context
CVSS v2.0
4.3
Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
2.2%
Timeline
From disclosure to observed exploitation
-
Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed
High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
-
CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
-
CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
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- First-party sensor telemetry
- PoC and scanner references
- Affected versions and enrichment
- Automation-ready JSON delivery
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2010-1164
Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2010-1164",
"confidence": "High",
"cvss_score": 4.3,
"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.02235,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}Early warning alerts
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