CVE-2025-22177
📋 TL;DR
Jira Align has an authorization vulnerability where low-privilege users can access endpoints they shouldn't, potentially viewing sensitive information like other team overviews. This affects all Jira Align instances with vulnerable versions, allowing unauthorized data access.
💻 Affected Systems
- Jira Align
📦 What is this software?
Jira Align by Atlassian
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Low-privilege users could access sensitive business information, team structures, or project details they shouldn't see, potentially leading to information disclosure and privacy violations.
Likely Case
Users accidentally or intentionally accessing team overviews and limited sensitive data beyond their authorization level.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact with proper access controls and monitoring, though authorization flaws remain concerning.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires authenticated low-privilege user account; exploitation involves accessing specific endpoints.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check Atlassian advisory JIRAALIGN-8646 for specific fixed version
Vendor Advisory: https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JIRAALIGN-8646
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Review Atlassian advisory JIRAALIGN-8646. 2. Update Jira Align to the patched version specified. 3. Verify authorization controls are functioning correctly.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Access Restriction
allImplement network-level restrictions to limit access to Jira Align endpoints from unauthorized users.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict role-based access controls (RBAC) and review user permissions regularly.
- Monitor access logs for unusual endpoint access patterns and investigate anomalies.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test with low-privilege user account attempting to access team overview endpoints beyond their authorization.Check Version:
Check Jira Align version in admin console or via application interface.Verify Fix Applied:
After patching, retest with low-privilege user to ensure unauthorized endpoint access is blocked.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to team overview endpoints by low-privilege users
- Failed authorization attempts for sensitive endpoints
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to sensitive endpoints from unauthorized user accounts
SIEM Query:
source="jira_align" AND (endpoint="*team*overview*" OR endpoint="*sensitive*endpoint*") AND user_role="low_privilege"