Incorrect default permissions in Atlassian Jira Align
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The MasterUserEdit API in Atlassian Jira Align Server before version 10.109.2 allows An authenticated attacker with the People role permission to use the MasterUserEdit API to modify any users role to Super Admin. This vulnerability was reported by Jacob Shafer from Bishop Fox.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Jira Align (Atlassian) Fixed in 10.109.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Atlassian Jira Align 10.109.2
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-17041 Server-side request forgery in Atlassian Jira AlignPriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-36803
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7hpj-mxfh-5j9j
- 2026-10-11 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Atlassian Jira Align vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-16113 Improper authorization in Atlassian Jira Align CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-16112 Improper authorization in Atlassian Jira Align CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-16110 Improper authorization in Atlassian Jira Align CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-16109 Improper authorization in Atlassian Jira Align CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-16108 Improper authorization in Atlassian Jira Align CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-16107 Improper authorization in Atlassian Jira Align CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-36803 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-36803 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7hpj-mxfh-5j9j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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