CVE-2019-14998

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2019-09-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The Webwork action Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection implementation in Jira before version 8.4.0 allows remote attackers to bypass its protection via "cookie tossing" a CSRF cookie from a subdomain of a Jira instance.

Affected products

Atlassian Jira: from 7.4.0 before 8.4.0 — fixed in 8.4.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Atlassian Jira 8.4.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-69791
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0835
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-69791
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0835

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