# CVE-2020-14179: Information disclosure in Jira Server

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can view custom field and SLA names in Jira Server via an information disclosure vulnerability.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Sep 2020
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-25wr-cfxr-69vm

## What is CVE-2020-14179?

CVE-2020-14179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Jira Data Center, published on 21 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Affected versions of Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center allow remote, unauthenticated attackers to view custom field names and custom SLA names via an Information Disclosure vulnerability in the /secure/QueryComponent!Default.jspa endpoint. The affected versions are before version 8.5.8, and from version 8.6.0 before 8.11.1.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14179?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Atlassian Jira Data Center, Atlassian Jira Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-14179?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14179 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-14179 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-14179 exists.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2020-14179 Scanner (github_poc): https://github.com/c0brabaghdad1/CVE-2020-14179
- Sensitive data exposure via /secure/QueryComponent!Default.jspa endpoint - CVE-2020-14179 (github_poc): https://github.com/mrnazu/CVE-2020-14179
- Atlassian Jira Server/Data Center <8.5.8/8.6.0 - 8.11.1 - Information Disclosure (nuclei): http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-14179.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Atlassian Jira Data Center

- [CVE-2021-26086](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26086/): Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center Path Traversal (medium 5.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0540](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0540/): Auth bypass in Jira Core Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-36239](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36239/): Deserialization in Jira Core Data Center (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-22167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22167/): Path traversal in Jira Software Data Center (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2019-20419](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20419/): Other in Jira Server (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-14179 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-14179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Jira Data Center, published on 21 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-14179 exists.

Affected product: Atlassian Jira Data Center. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14179/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14179/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14179
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14179
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-14179

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