Missing authentication in Atlassian Jira
Priority HIGH 66CWE-306Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
The /rest/api/latest/groupuserpicker resource in Jira before version 8.4.0 allows remote attackers to enumerate usernames via an information disclosure vulnerability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.85739 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Jira (Atlassian): 8.4.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Jira (Atlassian) Fixed in 8.4.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Atlassian Jira 8.4.0
5 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-06067 Server-side request forgery in Atlassian JiraPriority HIGH 73
- TI-2019-11184 Cross-site request forgery in Atlassian JiraPriority LOW 31
- TI-2019-11181 Incorrect authorization in Atlassian JiraPriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-8449
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8wr9-r69x-g268
References
More Atlassian Jira vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-18587 Incorrect authorization in Atlassian Jira Server CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2012-02540 Atlassian JIRA before 5.0.1; Confluence before 3.5.16, 4.0 before 4.0.7, and 4.1 before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2020-11107 Information disclosure in Atlassian Jira Server CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2019-06058 The CachingResourceDownloadRewriteRule class in Jira before version 7.13.4, and from… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-03897 The JIRA Workflow Designer Plugin in Atlassian JIRA Server before 6.3.0 improperly uses… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-02561 Incorrect authorization in Atlassian Jira CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2019-8449 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-8449 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8wr9-r69x-g268 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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