Low [CVE-2021-26076] The jira.editor.user.mode cookie set by the Jira Editor Plugin in Jira Server and Data Center before version 8.5.12, from…
This low-severity Atlassian advisory covers CVE-2021-26076 affecting Jira.
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Summary
The jira.editor.user.mode cookie set by the Jira Editor Plugin in Jira Server and Data Center before version 8.5.12, from version 8.6.0 before version 8.13.4, and from version 8.14.0 before version 8.15.0 allows remote anonymous attackers who can perform an attacker in the middle attack to learn which mode a user is editing in due to the cookie not being set with a secure attribute if Jira was configured to use https.
- 8.6.0
- 8.14.0
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
- 8.5.12
- 8.13.4
- 8.15.0
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 8.5.12, 8.13.4, 8.15.0. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
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