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TI-2021-19719 Aliases CVE-2021-43957GHSA-wg3j-ppp5-jg9q

Authorization bypass in Atlassian Fisheye

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 Fisheye & Crucible allowed remote attackers to browse local files via an Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability in the WEB-INF directory and bypass the fix for CVE-2020-29446 due to a lack of url decoding. The affected versions are before version 4.8.9.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01295 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Fisheye (Atlassian): 4.8.9Crucible (Atlassian): 4.8.9

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AtlassianFisheyebefore 4.8.94.8.9Patch availableCNA
AtlassianCruciblebefore 4.8.94.8.9Patch availableCNA
  • Fisheye VendorAtlassian Affected before 4.8.9 Fixed in 4.8.9 Patch available CNA
  • Crucible VendorAtlassian Affected before 4.8.9 Fixed in 4.8.9 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:crucible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.8.9VulnerableAtlassian
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:fisheye:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.8.9VulnerableAtlassian
  • cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:crucible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.8.9 Vulnerable ·Atlassian
  • cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:fisheye:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.8.9 Vulnerable ·Atlassian

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Fisheye (Atlassian) Fixed in 4.8.9
  • Fix · CNA Crucible (Atlassian) Fixed in 4.8.9

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Atlassian Crucible, Fisheye 4.8.9

    4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2021-19720 Missing brute-force protection in Atlassian FisheyePriority MEDIUM 52
    • TI-2021-19718 Prototype pollution in Atlassian FisheyePriority LOW 29
    • TI-2021-19717 The /rest-service-fecru/server-v1 resource in Fisheye and Crucible before version 4.8.9…Priority LOW 22
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-43957
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wg3j-ppp5-jg9q

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2026-67904 Arbitrary file access in Atlassian Data Center products KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2024-14399 Code injection in Atlassian Confluence Data Center CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • 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-2022-09598 Improper authentication in Atlassian Bamboo Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-19720 Missing brute-force protection in Atlassian Fisheye CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-12407 It was possible for double OGNL evaluation in certain redirect action and in WebWork URL… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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