CVE-2019-15000
9.8 · CRITICALOverview
CVE-2019-15000 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting atlassian bitbucket. It was published on September 19, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
The commit diff rest endpoint in Bitbucket Server and Data Center before 5.16.10 (the fixed version for 5.16.x ), from 6.0.0 before 6.0.10 (the fixed version for 6.0.x), from 6.1.0 before 6.1.8 (the fixed version for 6.1.x), from 6.2.0 before 6.2.6 (the fixed version for 6.2.x), from 6.3.0 before 6.3.5 (the fixed version for 6.3.x), from 6.4.0 before 6.4.3 (the fixed version for 6.4.x), and from 6.5.0 before 6.5.2 (the fixed version for 6.5.x) allows remote attackers who have permission to access a repository, if public access is enabled for a project or repository then attackers are able to exploit this issue anonymously, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the system and execute commands via injecting additional arguments into git commands.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from atlassian. Update bitbucket to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| atlassian | bitbucket | >= 5.16.0, < 5.16.10 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2019-15000?
CVE-2019-15000 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting atlassian bitbucket. It was published on September 19, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).
How severe is CVE-2019-15000?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2019-15000?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from atlassian. Update bitbucket to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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