CVE-2020-14169 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The quick search component in Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center before 8.9.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Published: 2020-07-01

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Atlassian

Jira Server and Data Center

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 8.9.1

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_software_data_center::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-6326	The quick search component in Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center before 8.9.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00765.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-71205

History

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Subscriptions

Atlassian Jira Jira Software Data Center

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: atlassian

Published: 2020-07-01T01:35:27.569Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:28:10.550Z

Reserved: 2020-06-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-14169

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-07-01T02:15:12.037

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:54:19.980

Link: CVE-2020-14169

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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