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CVE-2020-14178 — Atlassian Jira security vulnerability

High CVSS 7.5

Affected versions of Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center allow remote attackers to enumerate project keys via an Information Disclosure vulnerability in the /browse.PROJECTKEY endpoint. The affected versions are before version 7.13.7, from version 8.0.0 before 8.5.8, and from version 8.6.0 before 8.12.0.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.5 (3.1)
Published
2020-09-01
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application

Affected products

  • atlassian / jira
  • atlassian / jira_data_center
  • atlassian / jira_server
  • atlassian / jira_software_data_center

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Matched remediation archetype

Information disclosure and sensitive data exposure

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Check exposure

  • Trace sensitive data through responses, errors, logs, metrics, traces, caches, exports, files, backups, and client bundles.
  • Identify affected subjects, tenants, retention windows, access controls, and downstream copies without opening unnecessary sensitive records.
  • Review metadata, timing, status, length, and existence signals as well as direct content disclosure.

Remediate safely

  • Minimize collection and output, apply field-level authorization and redaction at a centralized boundary, and return generic external errors.
  • Remove secrets and sensitive data from logs, artifacts, URLs, caches, and client-side bundles; rotate credentials that may have been exposed.
  • Update the affected component and add synthetic-data tests for response, error, observability, and export paths.

Authoritative sources

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