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Critical · 9.8 Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2022-0540 EUVD-2022-15662GHSA-h5cm-vc68-69h9

A vulnerability in Jira Seraph allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication by sending a specially crafted HTTP reque…

Published Apr 20, 2022 · Updated Oct 24, 2024 · Assigned by atlassian

Vendor: Atlassian Product: Jira Core Server Product: Jira Service Management Data Center Product: Jira Service Management Server Product: Jira Software Data Center Product: Jira Software Server Category: Web / CMS

Description

A vulnerability in Jira Seraph allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication by sending a specially crafted HTTP request. This affects Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center versions before 8.13.18, versions 8.14.0 and later before 8.20.6, and versions 8.21.0 and later before 8.22.0. This also affects Atlassian Jira Service Management Server and Data Center versions before 4.13.18, versions 4.14.0 and later before 4.20.6, and versions 4.21.0 and later before 4.22.0.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Atlassian Jira Core Server unspecified – < 8.13.18, 8.14.0 – < unspecified, unspecified – < 8.20.6, 8.21.0 – < unspecified, unspecified – < 8.22.0 8.13.18
Atlassian Jira Software Server unspecified – < 8.13.18, 8.14.0 – < unspecified, unspecified – < 8.20.6, 8.21.0 – < unspecified, unspecified – < 8.22.0 8.13.18
Atlassian Jira Software Data Center unspecified – < 8.13.18, 8.14.0 – < unspecified, unspecified – < 8.20.6, 8.21.0 – < unspecified, unspecified – < 8.22.0 8.13.18
Atlassian Jira Service Management Server unspecified – < 4.13.18, 4.14.0 – < unspecified, unspecified – < 4.20.6, 4.21.0 – < unspecified, unspecified – < 4.22.0 4.13.18
Atlassian Jira Service Management Data Center unspecified – < 4.13.18, 4.14.0 – < unspecified, unspecified – < 4.20.6, 4.21.0 – < unspecified, unspecified – < 4.22.0 4.13.18

Public exploits

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GitHub 1 repository

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

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