CVE-2022-0540 Auth bypass in Jira Core Server
Remote unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication in Jira Server and Data Center via crafted HTTP requests, requiring immediate upgrades.
- 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-2022-0540?
CVE-2022-0540 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Atlassian Jira Data Center, published on 20 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in Jira Seraph allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication by sending a specially crafted HTTP request. This affects Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center versions before 8.13.18, versions 8.14.0 and later before 8.20.6, and versions 8.21.0 and later before 8.22.0. This also affects Atlassian Jira Service Management Server and Data Center versions before 4.13.18, versions 4.14.0 and later before 4.20.6, and versions 4.21.0 and later before 4.22.0.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0540?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Atlassian Jira Data Center, Atlassian Jira Server, Atlassian Jira Service Management.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0540?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0540 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2022-0540 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0540 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Atlassian Jira Data Center
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h5cm-vc68-69h9.