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CVE-2020-14164
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2020-07-01 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-79
Description
The WYSIWYG editor resource in Jira Server and Data Center before version 8.8.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript names via an Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability by pasting javascript code into the editor field.
Affected products
- Atlassian Jira: before 8.8.2 — fixed in 8.8.2
- Atlassian Jira Software Data Center: before 8.8.2 — fixed in 8.8.2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Atlassian Jira 8.8.2; Atlassian Jira Software Data Center 8.8.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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