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CVE-2017-8907


Atlassian Bamboo 5.x before 5.15.7 and 6.x before 6.0.1 did not correctly check if a user creating a deployment project had the edit permission and therefore the rights to do so. An attacker who can login to Bamboo as a user without the edit permission for deployment projects is able to use this vulnerability, provided there is an existing plan with a green build, to create a deployment project and execute arbitrary code on an available Bamboo Agent. By default a local agent is enabled; this means that code execution can occur on the system hosting Bamboo as the user running Bamboo.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from atlassian organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2017-06-14T20:29:00.140

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-863
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-863

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application atlassian bamboo 5.0 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.0 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.0 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.0 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.0 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.0.1 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.1 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.1.1 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.2 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.2.1 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.2.2 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.3 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.4 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.4.1 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.4.2 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.5 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.6 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.6.1 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.6.2 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.7 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.7.1 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.7.2 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.8 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.8.1 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.8.2 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.8.5 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.9 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.9.1 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.9.2 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.9.3 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.9.4 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.9.7 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.11.3 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.12.0 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.12.1 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.12.2 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.12.4 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.12.5 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.13.0 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.13.1 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.13.2 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.14.0 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.14.1 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.14.2 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.14.3 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.14.4.1 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.14.5 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.15.0 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.15.2 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.15.3 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.15.4 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 5.15.5 Yes
Application atlassian bamboo 6.0.0 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For atlassian's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.