# CVE-2016-6285: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/decorators/global-translations.jsp in Atlassian JIRA before 7.2.2 allows remote attacke

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-01-31 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/decorators/global-translations.jsp in Atlassian JIRA before 7.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the HTTP Host header.

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## References

- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/41
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95913
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRA-61888?src=confmacro&_ga=1.139403892.63283854.1485351777
- https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjira/jira-platform-releases/jira-7-2-x-platform-release-notes#JIRA7.2.xplatformreleasenotes-7-2-2
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140548/Atlassian-Jira-7.1.7-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

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