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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-29453 · published 22 February 2021

CVE-2020-29453: Atlassian data center path traversal vulnerability

Atlassian · Data Center

The CachingResourceDownloadRewriteRule class in Jira Server and Jira Data Center before version 8.5.11, from 8.6.0 before 8.13.3, and from 8.14.0 before 8.15.0 allowed unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files within WEB-INF and META-INF directories via an incorrect path access check.

5.3 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 24% · top 2.2% CWE-22 · Path traversal
5.3CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
24%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The CachingResourceDownloadRewriteRule class in Jira Server and Jira Data Center before version 8.5.11, from 8.6.0 before 8.13.3, and from 8.14.0 before 8.15.0 allowed unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files within WEB-INF and META-INF directories via an incorrect path access check.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-72014 Vendor Advisory
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-72014 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-29453), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.