CVE-2020-14168

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% 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 email client in Jira Server and Data Center before version 7.13.16, from 8.5.0 before 8.5.7, from 8.8.0 before 8.8.2, and from 8.9.0 before 8.9.1 allows remote attackers to access outgoing emails between a Jira instance and the SMTP server via man-in-the-middle (MITM) 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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