CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-16857

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

It is possible to bypass the auto-unapprove plugin in Bitbucket via minimal brute-force because it relies on asynchronous events on the back-end. This allows an attacker to merge any code into unsuspecting repositories.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could introduce malicious code into repositories, potentially leading to serious security breaches and loss of trust in the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to monitor and secure the auto-unapprove plugin and consider removing or replacing it with a more secure solution.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS