Today, technology is infused into nearly everything we do. The data behind personalized recommendations, connected devices, and wearables has changed how we engage with the world around us ? whether we?re driving to a new destination, purchasing from a new retailer, or monitoring our health.
It?s all too common that IT security tools and practices come at the cost of productivity. Even physical security has this trade-off. There would be no rush to arrive at the airport an hour early if it weren?t for the extensive security measures that flying entails. As a result of this trade-off, our concern often isn?t if we can increase security in our networks ? rather, it?s if the increased security is worth the impact on the business.
Summary
A critical flaw in Atlassian's Jira software that could be used to bypass authentication has been identified. Atlassian has issued an advisory detailing the versions vulnerable to the exploit.
Threat Type
Vulnerability
Overview
Be advised that X-Force Incident Command is tracking the disclosure of an authentication bypass vulnerability in Jira's web authentication framework, Seraph. Tracked as CVE-2022-0540 , the vulnerability scores a 9.9 CVSS score. A specially crafted HTTP request sent to vulnera