CVE-2021-26080

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

EditworkflowScheme.jspa in Jira Server and Jira Data Center before version 8.5.14, and from version 8.6.0 before version 8.13.6, and from 8.14.0 before 8.16.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Affected products

Atlassian Jira: before 8.5.14; from 8.6.0 before 8.13.6; from 8.14.0 before 8.16.1 — fixed in 8.13.6, 8.16.1, 8.5.14
Atlassian Jira: before 8.5.14; from 8.6.0 before 8.13.6; from 8.14.0 before 8.16.1 — fixed in 8.13.6, 8.16.1, 8.5.14

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Atlassian Jira 8.13.6, 8.16.1, 8.5.14; Atlassian Jira 8.13.6, 8.16.1, 8.5.14. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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