CVE-2020-14167

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-07-01 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The MessageBundleResource resource in Jira Server and Data Center before version 7.13.4, from 8.5.0 before 8.5.5, from 8.8.0 before 8.8.2, and from 8.9.0 before 8.9.1 allows remote attackers to impact the application's availability via an Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability.

Affected products

Atlassian Jira: before 7.13.14 — fixed in 7.13.14
Atlassian Jira: from 8.5.0 before 8.5.5; from 8.8.0 before 8.8.2; from 8.9.0 before 8.9.1 — fixed in 8.5.5, 8.8.2, 8.9.1
Atlassian Jira: from 8.5.0 before 8.5.5; from 8.8.0 before 8.8.2; from 8.9.0 before 8.9.1 — fixed in 8.5.5, 8.8.2, 8.9.1
Atlassian Jira Software Data Center: before 7.13.14 — fixed in 7.13.14

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Atlassian Jira 7.13.14; Atlassian Jira 8.5.5, 8.8.2, 8.9.1; Atlassian Jira 8.5.5, 8.8.2, 8.9.1; Atlassian Jira Software Data Center 7.13.14. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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