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.

The version of Atlassian Jira Server running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the JRASERVER-78766 advisory.

  - 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. (CVE-2025-22157)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Atlassian Jira Service Management Data Center and Server (Jira Service Desk) running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the JSDSERVER-16206 advisory.

  - 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. (CVE-2025-22157)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to its self-reported version number, the Atlassian Jira application running on the remote host is prior to 9.12.2, 10.3.x prior to 10.3.5 or 10.5.x prior to 10.5.1. It is, therefore, affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
237245	Atlassian Jira 9.12.x < 9.12.20 / 10.3.x < 10.3.5 / 10.4.x < 10.5.1 / 10.6.0 (JRASERVER-78766)	Nessus	CGI abuses	high
237231	Atlassian Jira Service Management Data Center and Server 5.12.x < 5.12.20 / 5.12.22 / 10.3.x < 10.3.5 / 10.4.x < 10.5.1 / 10.6.0 (JSDSERVER-16206)	Nessus	Misc.	high
114802	Atlassian Jira 10.5.x < 10.5.1 Privilege Escalation	Web App Scanning	Component Vulnerability	high
114801	Atlassian Jira 10.3.x < 10.3.5 Privilege Escalation	Web App Scanning	Component Vulnerability	high
114800	Atlassian Jira < 9.12.20 Privilege Escalation	Web App Scanning	Component Vulnerability	high

Detections

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CVE-2025-22157

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