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TI-2021-19714 Aliases CVE-2021-43952GHSA-25qr-gjf9-whgm

Cross-site request forgery in Atlassian Jira Server

Priority LOW 20CWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.

Summary

Affected versions of Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center allow unauthenticated remote attackers to restore the default configuration of fields via a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the /secure/admin/RestoreDefaults.jspa endpoint. The affected versions are before version 8.21.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00415 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Jira Server (Atlassian): 8.21.0Jira Data Center (Atlassian): 8.21.0

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 8.21.08.21.0Patch availableCNA
AtlassianJira Data Centerbefore 8.21.08.21.0Patch availableCNA
  • Jira Server VendorAtlassian Affected before 8.21.0 Fixed in 8.21.0 Patch available CNA
  • Jira Data Center VendorAtlassian Affected before 8.21.0 Fixed in 8.21.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 8.13.18; 8.20.0 to before 8.20.6VulnerableAtlassian
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 8.13.18; 8.20.0 to before 8.20.6VulnerableAtlassian
  • cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.13.18; 8.20.0 to before 8.20.6 Vulnerable ·Atlassian
  • cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.13.18; 8.20.0 to before 8.20.6 Vulnerable ·Atlassian

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Jira Server (Atlassian) Fixed in 8.21.0
  • Fix · CNA Jira Data Center (Atlassian) Fixed in 8.21.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-43952
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-25qr-gjf9-whgm

References

Advisory 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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