{
    "content": "<h1>Understanding the Jira pom.properties Disclosure Path<\/h1><p>The URI path <code>s\/035313e2738313e27393e2830323\/_\/;\/META-INF\/maven\/com.atlassian.jira\/jira-webapp-dist\/pom.properties<\/code> represents a specific <a href=\"..\/Security-Vulnerability\/\">Security Vulnerability<\/a> associated with <a href=\"..\/Atlassian-Jira\/\">Atlassian Jira<\/a>. This path is frequently scanned by automated tools to identify <a href=\"..\/Information-Disclosure\/\">Information Disclosure<\/a> flaws in enterprise environments.<\/p><p>The file <a href=\"..\/pom.properties\/\">pom.properties<\/a> is a standard <a href=\"..\/Maven\/\">Maven<\/a> metadata file. In a <a href=\"..\/Java\/\">Java<\/a> web application, it typically contains the <code>version<\/code>, <code>groupId<\/code>, and <code>artifactId<\/code> of the software package. By accessing this file, an attacker can precisely determine the <a href=\"..\/Software-Version\/\">Software Version<\/a> of the running <a href=\"..\/Jira-Instance\/\">Jira Instance<\/a>, which is a critical step in a <a href=\"..\/Reconnaissance\/\">Reconnaissance<\/a> phase of a cyberattack.<\/p><p>The inclusion of <code>;\/<\/code> in the URL is a technique used to bypass certain <a href=\"..\/URL-Filtering\/\">URL Filtering<\/a> mechanisms or to exploit <a href=\"..\/Path-Normalization\/\">Path Normalization<\/a> issues in <a href=\"..\/Web-Servers\/\">Web Servers<\/a> like <a href=\"..\/Apache-Tomcat\/\">Apache Tomcat<\/a>. This specific pattern was notably linked to <a href=\"..\/CVE-2019-11581\/\">CVE-2019-11581<\/a> and similar misconfigurations that allowed unauthorized access to the <code>META-INF<\/code> directory. Such vulnerabilities often arise from the way the <a href=\"..\/Web-Resource-Manager\/\">Web Resource Manager<\/a> handles static assets versus how the underlying servlet container interprets semicolons in the path.<\/p><p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/jira.atlassian.com\/browse\/JRASERVER-69793\">Atlassian Bug Tracker<\/a>, securing these endpoints is vital to prevent attackers from mapping the internal structure of the application. For more information on mitigating these risks, refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nvd.nist.gov\/vuln\/detail\/CVE-2019-11581\">National Vulnerability Database (NVD)<\/a>.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"..\/Atlassian-Security-Advisory\/\">Atlassian Security Advisory<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/Path-Traversal-Attacks\/\">Path Traversal Attacks<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/Maven-Artifact-Security\/\">Maven Artifact Security<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"..\/Endpoint-Hardening\/\">Endpoint Hardening<\/a><\/li><\/ul>",
    "tags": [
        "atlassian",
        "jira",
        "information-disclosure",
        "vulnerability",
        "maven",
        "cybersecurity",
        "path-traversal",
        "cve-2019-11581",
        "metadata",
        "web-security"
    ]
}