Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Some Atlassian Jira versions could send webhook event details about issue changes that were outside the webhook's intended JQL filter. The main business risk is unintended disclosure of issue information to anyone who can receive, observe, or intercept those webhook events.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted data-leak risk, not a confirmed emergency. Prioritize Jira instances with sensitive issues, broad webhook use, or third-party webhook destinations.
Technical view
CVE-2017-18104 affects the Jira Webhooks component before 7.6.7 and versions 7.7.0 before 7.11.0. Webhook events could expose changes in issues not contained in the configured JQL query results. The provided sources do not include CVSS, CWE, or detailed patch notes.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where affected Jira versions use webhooks and webhook traffic or destinations are observable by untrusted parties. Systems without webhooks, or without affected versions, are less likely exposed.
Exploitation context
The CVE describes remote attackers who can observe or otherwise intercept webhook events. The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing, public active exploitation, exploit maturity, or weaponized details.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description and Atlassian reference. The issue is a webhook filtering/data disclosure flaw with a prerequisite of access to webhook events. No CVSS vector, CWE, or confirmed exploitation evidence is provided.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Jira versions and identify systems matching the affected version ranges.
- Review Atlassian JRASERVER-59980 and current vendor guidance before changing production systems.
- Plan upgrade away from versions before 7.6.7 and 7.7.0 through before 7.11.0.
- Review webhook endpoints, recipients, and transport security for unnecessary exposure.
- Limit webhook event visibility to trusted destinations and personnel.
Validation and detection
- Confirm each Jira instance version against the affected ranges.
- List configured webhooks and their JQL filters.
- Review webhook recipients for untrusted or shared endpoints.
- Check logs or downstream systems for issue data outside intended JQL scope.
- Document whether webhook traffic can be observed or intercepted.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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- Known Exploited
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-59980CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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