CVE-2025-22157: High severity Atlassian Jira Core Data Center and Server vulnerability

Published May 20, 2025
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Updated

This High severity PrivEsc (Privilege Escalation) vulnerability was introduced in versions:

9.12.0, 10.3.0, 10.4.0, and 10.5.0 of Jira Core Data Center and Server

5.12.0, 10.3.0, 10.4.0, and 10.5.0 of Jira Service Management Data Center and Server

This PrivEsc (Privilege Escalation) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.2, allows an attacker to perform actions as a higher-privileged user.

Atlassian recommends that Jira Core Data Center and Server and Jira Service Management Data Center and Server customers upgrade to latest version, if you are unable to do so, upgrade your instance to one of the specified supported fixed versions:

Jira Core Data Center and Server 9.12: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 9.12.20

Jira Service Management Data Center and Server 5.12: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 5.12.20

Jira Core Data Center 10.3: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.3.5

Jira Service Management Data Center 10.3: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.3.5

Jira Core Data Center 10.4: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.6.0

Jira Service Management Data Center 10.4: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.6.0

Jira Core Data Center 10.5: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.5.1

Jira Service Management Data Center 10.5: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.5.1

See the release notes. You can download the latest version of Jira Core Data Center and Jira Service Management Data Center from the download center.

This vulnerability was reported via our Atlassian (Internal) program.

Affected Software

9 affected components
Atlassian Jira Core Data Center and Server>=9.12.0<=10.5.0
Atlassian Jira Service Management Data Center and Server>=5.12.0<=10.5.0
Atlassian Jira Data Center>=5.12.0<5.12.20
Atlassian Jira Data Center>=9.12.0<9.12.20
Atlassian Jira Data Center>=10.3.0<10.3.5
Atlassian Jira Data Center>=10.4.0<10.5.1
Atlassian Jira Server>=9.12.0<9.12.20
Atlassian Jira Server>=10.3.0<10.3.5
Atlassian Jira Server>=10.4.0<10.5.1

Event History

May 20, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-22157?

CVE-2025-22157 is classified as a High severity Privilege Escalation vulnerability.

2

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22157?

CVE-2025-22157 affects versions 9.12.0, 10.3.0, 10.4.0, and 10.5.0 of Jira Core Data Center and Server, as well as 5.12.0, 10.3.0, 10.4.0, and 10.5.0 of Jira Service Management Data Center and Server.

3

How do I fix CVE-2025-22157?

To fix CVE-2025-22157, it is recommended to upgrade to the latest fixed versions of Jira Core and Jira Service Management.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2025-22157?

CVE-2025-22157 is a Privilege Escalation vulnerability that allows unauthorized users to gain higher privileges.

5

What impact does CVE-2025-22157 have on users?

CVE-2025-22157 can potentially allow attackers to escalate their privileges within the affected Jira applications, leading to unauthorized access.

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