Authorization bypass in Atlassian Jira Server
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-639Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
Affected versions of Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center allow anonymous remote attackers to view the names of private projects and filters via an Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability in the Average Number of Times in Status Gadget. The affected versions are before version 8.13.12..
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01209 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Jira Server (Atlassian): 8.13.12Jira Data Center (Atlassian): 8.13.12
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlassian | Jira Server | before 8.13.12 | 8.13.12 | Patch available | CNA |
| Atlassian | Jira Data Center | before 8.13.12 | 8.13.12 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Jira Server (Atlassian) Fixed in 8.13.12
- Fix · CNA Jira Data Center (Atlassian) Fixed in 8.13.12
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-41305
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wh72-r77f-wj75
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-2019-06065 Missing authentication in Atlassian Jira CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2017-03897 The JIRA Workflow Designer Plugin in Atlassian JIRA Server before 6.3.0 improperly uses… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-41305 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-41305 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wh72-r77f-wj75 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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