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TI-2021-08032 Aliases CVE-2021-26080GHSA-hccg-5m3q-4vwv

Cross-site scripting in Atlassian Jira Server

Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

EditworkflowScheme.jspa in Jira Server and Jira Data Center before version 8.5.14, and from version 8.6.0 before version 8.13.6, and from 8.14.0 before 8.16.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01292 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Jira Server (Atlassian): 8.5.14, 8.13.6, 8.16.1Jira Data Center (Atlassian): 8.5.14, 8.13.6, 8.16.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AtlassianJira Serverbefore 8.5.14; 8.6.0 and later; before 8.13.6; 8.14.0 and later; before 8.16.18.5.14, 8.13.6, 8.16.1Patch availableCNA
AtlassianJira Data Centerbefore 8.5.14; 8.6.0 and later; before 8.13.6; 8.14.0 and later; before 8.16.18.5.14, 8.13.6, 8.16.1Patch availableCNA
  • Jira Server VendorAtlassian Affected before 8.5.14; 8.6.0 and later; before 8.13.6; 8.14.0 and later; before 8.16.1 Fixed in 8.5.14, 8.13.6, 8.16.1 Patch available CNA
  • Jira Data Center VendorAtlassian Affected before 8.5.14; 8.6.0 and later; before 8.13.6; 8.14.0 and later; before 8.16.1 Fixed in 8.5.14, 8.13.6, 8.16.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 8.5.14; 8.6.0 to before 8.13.6; 8.14.0 to before 8.16.1VulnerableAtlassian
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 8.5.14; 8.6.0 to before 8.13.6; 8.14.0 to before 8.16.1VulnerableAtlassian
  • cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.5.14; 8.6.0 to before 8.13.6; 8.14.0 to before 8.16.1 Vulnerable ·Atlassian
  • cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.5.14; 8.6.0 to before 8.13.6; 8.14.0 to before 8.16.1 Vulnerable ·Atlassian

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Jira Server (Atlassian) Fixed in 8.5.14, 8.13.6, 8.16.1
  • Fix · CNA Jira Data Center (Atlassian) Fixed in 8.5.14, 8.13.6, 8.16.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Atlassian Jira Data Center, Jira Server 8.13.6, 8.16.1 and 2 more versions

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2021-08030 Cross-site scripting in Atlassian Jira ServerPriority LOW 34
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-26080
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hccg-5m3q-4vwv

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2026-67904 Arbitrary file access in Atlassian Data Center products KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2022-00460 Improper authentication in Atlassian Jira Core Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-14399 Code injection in Atlassian Confluence Data Center CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-08038 Path traversal in Atlassian Jira Server KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2020-18559 Missing authorization in Atlassian Jira Data Center CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-18587 Incorrect authorization in Atlassian Jira Server CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
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Sources

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