Authentication Bypass in Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center
CVE-2022-0540

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor: Atlassian
Status: Jira Core Server; Jira Software Server; Jira Software Data Center; Jira Service Management Server
Vendor: CVE Published:; 20 April 2022

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 92%

What is CVE-2022-0540?

A vulnerability in Atlassian's Jira Seraph allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms through specially crafted HTTP requests. This issue affects multiple versions of Jira Server and Data Center and also impacts Jira Service Management. Administrators are advised to update their installations to the latest versions to mitigate potential exploitation of this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Jira Core Server < 8.13.18

Jira Core Server 8.14.0

Jira Core Server < 8.20.6

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2022-0540-RCE
Created by Pear1y