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CVE-2021-41312: 
JIRA vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Affected versions of Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center contain an Improper Authentication vulnerability (CVE-2021-41312) that was discovered in November 2021. The vulnerability affects versions before 8.19.1 and allows remote attackers who have had their access revoked from Jira Service Management to interact with Issue Collectors functionality (CVE Details, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the /secure/ViewCollectors endpoint and is classified as an Improper Authentication vulnerability (CWE-287). It specifically affects the authentication mechanism that should prevent revoked users from accessing certain functionality. The vulnerability has a CVSS Score of 7.5 (High Severity) (Atlassian Jira).

Impact

The vulnerability allows remote attackers who have had their Jira Service Management access revoked to enable and disable Issue Collectors on Jira Service Management projects, potentially affecting project configurations and data collection capabilities (CVE Details).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 8.19.1 and was backported to LTS version 8.13.19. Organizations running affected versions should upgrade to these or later versions to protect against this vulnerability (Atlassian Jira).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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