CVE-2025-22157

Published May 20, 2025

Last updated 2 months ago

Atlassian Jira

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2025-22157 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Atlassian Jira Core Data Center and Server, and Jira Service Management Data Center and Server. The vulnerability exists in versions 9.12.0, 10.3.0, 10.4.0, and 10.5.0 of Jira Core, and versions 5.12.0, 10.3.0, 10.4.0, and 10.5.0 of Jira Service Management. Successful exploitation of CVE-2025-22157 allows an attacker to perform actions as a higher-privileged user. Atlassian recommends upgrading to the latest version or specific supported fixed versions to mitigate this vulnerability.

Description: This High severity PrivEsc (Privilege Escalation) vulnerability was introduced in versions: 9.12.0, 10.3.0, 10.4.0, and 10.5.0 of Jira Core Data Center and Server 5.12.0, 10.3.0, 10.4.0, and 10.5.0 of Jira Service Management Data Center and Server This PrivEsc (Privilege Escalation) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.2, allows an attacker to perform actions as a higher-privileged user. Atlassian recommends that Jira Core Data Center and Server and Jira Service Management Data Center and Server customers upgrade to latest version, if you are unable to do so, upgrade your instance to one of the specified supported fixed versions: Jira Core Data Center and Server 9.12: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 9.12.20 Jira Service Management Data Center and Server 5.12: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 5.12.20 Jira Core Data Center 10.3: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.3.5 Jira Service Management Data Center 10.3: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.3.5 Jira Core Data Center 10.4: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.6.0 Jira Service Management Data Center 10.4: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.6.0 Jira Core Data Center 10.5: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.5.1 Jira Service Management Data Center 10.5: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.5.1 See the release notes. You can download the latest version of Jira Core Data Center and Jira Service Management Data Center from the download center. This vulnerability was reported via our Atlassian (Internal) program.
Source: security@atlassian.com
NVD status: Analyzed
Products: jira_data_center, jira_server

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

Type: Secondary
Base score: 7.2
Impact score: -
Exploitability score: -
Vector string: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Severity: HIGH

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 8.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 2.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-284

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.