Description
This High severity RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability was introduced in version 8.0.0 of Bitbucket Data Center and Server. This RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 8.5, allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code which has high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability, and requires no user interaction. Atlassian recommends that Bitbucket Data Center and Server customers upgrade to latest version, if you are unable to do so, upgrade your instance to one of the specified supported fixed versions: Bitbucket Data Center and Server 8.9: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 8.9.5 Bitbucket Data Center and Server 8.10: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 8.10.5 Bitbucket Data Center and Server 8.11: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 8.11.4 Bitbucket Data Center and Server 8.12: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 8.12.2 Bitbucket Data Center and Server 8.13: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 8.13.1 Bitbucket Data Center and Server 8.14: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 8.14.0 Bitbucket Data Center and Server version >= 8.0 and < 8.9: Upgrade to any of the listed fix versions. See the release notes (https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucketserver/release-notes). You can download the latest version of Bitbucket Data Center and Server from the download center (https://www.atlassian.com/software/bitbucket/download-archives). This vulnerability was discovered by a private user and reported via our Bug Bounty program
Understanding This Vulnerability
This Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) entry provides detailed information about a security vulnerability that has been publicly disclosed. CVEs are standardized identifiers assigned by MITRE Corporation to track and catalog security vulnerabilities across software and hardware products.
The severity rating (HIGH) indicates the potential impact of this vulnerability based on the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) framework. Higher severity ratings typically indicate vulnerabilities that could lead to more significant security breaches if exploited. Security teams should prioritize remediation efforts based on severity, exploit availability, and the EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score, which predicts the likelihood of exploitation in the wild.
If this vulnerability affects products or systems in your infrastructure, we recommend reviewing the affected products section, checking for available patches or updates from vendors, and implementing recommended workarounds or solutions until a permanent fix is available. Organizations should also monitor security advisories and threat intelligence feeds for updates about active exploitation of this vulnerability.