CVE-2019-8442

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 59.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2019-05-22 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The CachingResourceDownloadRewriteRule class in Jira before version 7.13.4, and from version 8.0.0 before version 8.0.4, and from version 8.1.0 before version 8.1.1 allows remote attackers to access files in the Jira webroot under the META-INF directory via a lax path access check.

Affected products

Atlassian Jira: before 7.13.4 — fixed in 7.13.4
Atlassian Jira: from 8.0.0 before 8.0.4; from 8.1.0 before 8.1.1 — fixed in 8.0.4, 8.1.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Atlassian Jira 7.13.4; Atlassian Jira 8.0.4, 8.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108460
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-69241
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108460
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-69241

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