CVE-2017-16857
It is possible to bypass the bitbucket auto-unapprove plugin via minimal brute-force because it is relying on asynchronous events on the back-end. This allows an attacker to merge any code into unsuspecting repositories. This affects all versions of the auto-unapprove plugin, however since the auto-unapprove plugin is not bundled with Bitbucket Server it does not affect any particular version of Bitbucket.
Published:Dec 5, 2017
Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
EPS:Dec 5, 2017
EPSS Score:0.00274
CVSS Score:8.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Atlassian
Product
Bitbucket Auto Unapprove Plugin
Atlassian
Bitbucket Auto Unapprove Plugin
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
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High
