Overview
Atlassian Bitbucket on Windows fails to properly set ACLs, which can allow an unprivileged Windows user to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Description
The Atlassian Bitbucket Windows installer fails to set a secure access-control list (ACL) on the default installation directory, such as C:\Atlassian\Bitbucket\. By default, unprivileged users can create files in this directory structure, which creates a privilege-escalation vulnerability.
Impact
By placing a specially-crafted DLL file in the Bitbucket installation directory, an unprivileged user may be able to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on a Windows system with the vulnerable Bitbucket software installed. See DLL Search Order Hijacking for more details.
Solution
Apply an update
This issue has been addressed in the Bitbucket Windows installer for versions 7.10.1, 7.6.4, and 6.10.9. Please see https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/BSERV-12753 for more details.
Acknowledgements
This vulnerability was reported by Will Dormann of the CERT/CC.
This document was written by Will Dormann.
Vendor Information
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2020-36233 |
| Date Public: | 2021-02-18 |
| Date First Published: | 2021-02-18 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2021-02-18 18:01 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 1 |