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CVE-2010-1165

JIRA

Atlassian / JIRA

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Severity
CVSS 9.0 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
4.4%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2010-1165 is a vulnerability affecting Atlassian JIRA. Atlassian JIRA 3.12 through 4.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by modifying the (1) attachment (aka attachments), (2)...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Atlassian / JIRA.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

JIRA

Atlassian JIRA 3.12 through 4.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by modifying the (1) attachment (aka attachments), (2) index (aka indexing), or (3) backup path and then uploading a file, as exploited in the wild in April 2010.

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Published
20 Apr 2010
Exploitation Reported
20 Apr 2010
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
—
User interaction
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CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 20 Apr 2010

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CVE First 2010-04-20 15:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
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

9.0 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

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

EPSS

4.4%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') CWE-94

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 15:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  2. 15:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

Pro API

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Sample API response 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2010-1165",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 9.0,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.04436,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}