Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue lets a logged-in Jira user who is not an administrator change File Replication settings. That is an access-control failure in Jira Server and Data Center. The source data does not provide CVSS scoring, observed exploitation, or full operational impact details.
Executive priority
Treat this as a timely patching and configuration-integrity issue, especially for Jira instances with many authenticated users. It is not sourced as actively exploited, but it weakens administrative control boundaries.
Technical view
CVE-2021-41308 is a CWE-285 broken access-control flaw in the Jira `ReplicationSettings!default.jspa` endpoint. Affected Jira Server and Data Center releases are before 8.6.0, 8.7.0 through before 8.13.12, and 8.14.0 through before 8.20.1.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center instances in the listed affected version ranges, where an attacker has authenticated Jira access.
Exploitation context
The source states remote authenticated non-administrator attackers can edit File Replication settings. CISA KEV is false, and the bundle provides no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit use.
Researcher notes
The key exposure condition is authenticated non-admin access to `ReplicationSettings!default.jspa`. The bundle does not include CVSS metrics, exploit details, or deeper impact analysis, so validation should stay focused on version range and configuration integrity.
Mitigation direction
- Identify Jira Server and Data Center versions in use.
- Upgrade affected instances to a non-affected Atlassian-supported version.
- Prioritize upgrades for internet-accessible or broadly user-accessible Jira systems.
- Review Atlassian JRASERVER-72940 for vendor-specific guidance.
- Restrict Jira user access to accounts with a business need.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether each Jira instance is Server or Data Center.
- Compare installed versions against the affected ranges.
- Review File Replication settings for unauthorized changes.
- Check Jira audit and access logs for suspicious setting changes.
- Verify upgraded systems are outside affected version ranges.
Public sources used
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- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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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-72940CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Improper Authorization
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