QID 150371

Date Published: 2021-10-11

QID 150371: Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center Arbitrary File Read (CVE-2021-26086)

Jira is a proprietary issue tracking product, developed by Atlassian. It provides bug tracking, issue tracking, and project management functions.

Affected versions of Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center allow remote attackers to read particular files via a path traversal vulnerability in the /WEB-INF/web.xml endpoint.

Affected version:
Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center version prior to 8.5.14
Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center version from 8.6.0 to 8.13.5
Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center version from 8.14.0 to 8.16.0

QID Detection Logic (Unauthenticated) :
This QID sends a HTTP GET request to access restricted resources "web.xml" and/or "pom.properties" and based on the response confirms if the target is vulnerable.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow remote attackers to read sensitive files on the target server.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.3 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
  • Solution
    Customers are advised to upgrade to latest Atlassian Jira or later versions to remediate this vulnerability. For more information related to this vulnerability please refer to JRASERVER-72695
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    JRASERVER-72695 URL Logo jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-72695

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