CVE-2024-28229Network attack vector

Unauthorized restoration of issues and articles

Published Mar 7, 2024 · Updated Apr 16, 2025

Incorrect authorization in JetBrains YouTrack before 2024.1.25893 allows remote authenticated users to restore issues and articles. JetBrains has not published the affected handler or the missing authorization check behind the restore operations. A low-privileged authenticated account can reinstate deleted issue and knowledge-base content, changing application data without the required permission.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.52%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in JetBrains YouTrack before 2024.1.25893 allows remote authenticated users to restore issues and articles. JetBrains has not published the affected handler or the missing authorization check behind the restore operations. A low-privileged authenticated account can reinstate deleted issue and knowledge-base content, changing application data without the required permission.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-28229
Published
Mar 7, 2024
Updated
Apr 16, 2025
Vendor
JetBrains
Product
YouTrack
Classifications
CWE-863, T1565.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 7, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2024.1.25893

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

JetBrains · YouTrackversion=0 <2024.1.25893

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
6.5JetBrains s.r.o.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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