CVE-2020-4021: atlassian jira
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-4021 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability in atlassian jira. EPSS estimates a 1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.4, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 01-06-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Affected versions are: Before 8.5.5, and from 8.6.0 before 8.8.1 of Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the XML export view.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
1.00%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
63%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.00% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Atlassian5 products
- jira< 7.13.16
- jira_data_center≥ 8.0.0, < 8.5.5 | ≥ 8.6.0, < 8.8.1
- jira_server≥ 8.0.0, < 8.5.5 | ≥ 8.6.0, < 8.8.1
- jira_server_and_data_center≥ unspecified, < 8.5.5 | ≥ 8.6.0, < unspecified | ≥ unspecified, < 8.8.1
- jira software data center< 7.13.16
1 vendor · 5 products