Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-14995 is a Jira permissions flaw that could let an unauthenticated remote user confirm whether certain issue keys and attachment names exist. This is not described as direct data theft or code execution, but it can expose useful internal signals for reconnaissance against Jira projects.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority Jira exposure issue. It is unlikely to be business-critical by itself based on the supplied evidence, but it can help attackers map internal work, projects, and filenames before broader attacks.
Technical view
Jira versions before 8.4.0 had a missing permissions check in /rest/api/1.0/render. The CVE maps to CWE-863 and allows remote anonymous attackers to test issue-key validity and attachment-name existence. The provided sources do not include CVSS scoring or evidence of active exploitation.
Likely exposure
Organizations running Atlassian Jira before 8.4.0 are the primary concern, especially if Jira is reachable from the internet or permits anonymous access to the affected REST resource.
Exploitation context
The source bundle reports remote anonymous abuse of a missing permission check. CISA KEV status is false, and no cited source in the bundle establishes active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description and vendor/research references. The core issue is authorization failure on a render API path, with impact framed as existence disclosure rather than content disclosure. Validate exposure carefully without assuming broader Jira compromise.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all Jira instances and their versions.
- Upgrade Jira to 8.4.0 or a later vendor-supported fixed release.
- Review Atlassian guidance for any version-specific remediation notes.
- Restrict anonymous access where business use does not require it.
- Limit internet exposure to Jira administrative and project resources.
- Monitor Jira access logs for unusual render endpoint probing.
Validation and detection
- Confirm Jira versions are not earlier than 8.4.0.
- Review anonymous access settings for affected Jira deployments.
- Check whether /rest/api/1.0/render is externally reachable.
- Search logs for repeated issue-key or attachment-name probing patterns.
- Verify remediation against Atlassian’s JRASERVER-69792 guidance.
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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CWE-863: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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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-69792CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0836CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0837CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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Incorrect Authorization
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