CVE-2021-39119 Missing authorization in Jira Data Center
Revoked Jira users can continue receiving issue updates due to broken access control, allowing unauthorized data access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-39119?
CVE-2021-39119 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Atlassian Jira, published on 1 Sep 2021. 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 users who have watched an issue to continue receiving updates on the issue even after their Jira account is revoked, via a Broken Access Control vulnerability in the issue notification feature. The affected versions are before version 8.19.0.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39119?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Atlassian Data Center, Atlassian Jira.
How do I fix CVE-2021-39119?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-39119 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2021-39119 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39119 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Atlassian Jira
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jw43-345w-92rc.