CVE-2020-15944

An issue was discovered in the Gantt-Chart module before 5.5.5 for Jira. Due to missing validation of user input, it is vulnerable to a persistent XSS attack. An attacker can embed the attack vectors in the dashboard of other users. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker has to be authenticated.

• CWE-79

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158752/Gantt-Chart-For-Jira-5.5.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/28997/gantt-chart-for-jira?hosting=cloud&tab=overviewProduct, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2020-030.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158752/Gantt-Chart-For-Jira-5.5.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/28997/gantt-chart-for-jira?hosting=cloud&tab=overviewProduct, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2020-030.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory

Published

Aug 4, 2020

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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