Auth bypass in Atlassian Jira Core Server
CVE-2022-0540
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…
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.881 (99.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Atlassian Jira Core Server — versions unspecified, 8.14.0, 8.21.0
- Atlassian Jira_data_center
- Atlassian Jira_server
- Atlassian Jira_service_management
- Atlassian Jira Service Management Data Center — versions unspecified, 4.14.0, 4.21.0
- Atlassian Jira Service Management Server — versions unspecified, 4.14.0, 4.21.0
- Atlassian Jira Software Data Center — versions unspecified, 8.14.0, 8.21.0
- Atlassian Jira Software Server — versions unspecified, 8.14.0, 8.21.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@atlassian.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security@atlassian.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security@atlassian.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-0540?
- CVE-2022-0540 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Jira Core Server, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-04-20.
- How severe is CVE-2022-0540?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-0540 known to be exploited?
- 38 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.