# CVE-2021-37843: The resolution SAML SSO apps for Atlassian products allow a remote attacker to login to a user account when only the username is known (i.e.

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-08-02 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The resolution SAML SSO apps for Atlassian products allow a remote attacker to login to a user account when only the username is known (i.e., no other authentication is provided). The fixed versions are for Jira: 3.6.6.1, 4.0.12, 5.0.5; for Confluence 3.6.6, 4.0.12, 5.0.5; for Bitbucket 2.5.9, 3.6.6, 4.0.12, 5.0.5; for Bamboo 2.5.9, 3.6.6, 4.0.12, 5.0.5; and for Fisheye 2.5.9.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://wiki.resolution.de/doc/saml-sso/5.0.x/all/security-advisories/2021-07-29-authentication-bypass-network-attacker-can-login-to-users-accounts-when-usernames-are-known

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