What is CVE-2019-20898?

CVE-2019-20898 is a high-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Jira. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-07-13.

How severe is CVE-2019-20898?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Atlassian Jira

CVE-2019-20898

Affected versions of Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center allow remote attackers to access sensitive information without being authenticated in the Global permissions screen. The affected versions are before version 8.8.0.

Published 2020-07-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (70.5th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Atlassian Jira
Atlassian Jira Server — versions unspecified
Atlassian Jira Software Data Center

References

jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-70942 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20898?: CVE-2019-20898 is a high-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Jira. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-20898?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.