CVE-2025-22171
📋 TL;DR
Jira Align has an authorization vulnerability where low-privilege users can modify other users' private checklists. This allows unauthorized data manipulation within the application. Organizations using vulnerable versions of Jira Align are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Jira Align
📦 What is this software?
Jira Align by Atlassian
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Malicious insider or compromised account could systematically corrupt or delete critical planning data, disrupting project management and business operations.
Likely Case
Accidental or intentional modification of checklist items by unauthorized users, causing data integrity issues and potential workflow disruptions.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper access controls and monitoring, though unauthorized modifications could still occur within the application.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires authenticated low-privilege user access and knowledge of other users' checklist identifiers.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check JIRAALIGN-8640 for specific fixed version
Vendor Advisory: https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JIRAALIGN-8640
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Review JIRAALIGN-8640 advisory. 2. Upgrade Jira Align to the patched version. 3. Verify authorization controls are functioning correctly.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Access Restriction
allLimit low-privilege user access to checklist functionality until patched
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls and review user permissions
- Enable detailed audit logging for checklist modifications and monitor for unauthorized changes
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test if low-privilege user can modify another user's private checklist via application interface or APICheck Version:
Check Jira Align version in application admin panel or via vendor documentationVerify Fix Applied:
After patching, verify that low-privilege users cannot modify other users' private checklists📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized checklist modification attempts
- User ID mismatches in checklist update logs
Network Indicators:
- Unusual API calls to checklist endpoints from low-privilege accounts
SIEM Query:
source="jira-align" AND (event_type="checklist_update" AND user_privilege="low")