CVE-2020-36286Network attack vector

Unauthenticated group membership disclosure via membersOf JQL

Published Apr 1, 2021 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Information disclosure in Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center allows remote attackers to enumerate groups and members through JQL. The membersOf search function resolves an attacker-supplied group name against publicly searchable issue fields and returns matches that reveal group existence and account membership. No authentication is required, but disclosure depends on group members being assigned to a publicly visible issue field and is limited to group existence and membership data.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability1.41%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center allows remote attackers to enumerate groups and members through JQL. The membersOf search function resolves an attacker-supplied group name against publicly searchable issue fields and returns matches that reveal group existence and account membership. No authentication is required, but disclosure depends on group members being assigned to a publicly visible issue field and is limited to group existence and membership data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-36286
Published
Apr 1, 2021
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Atlassian
Product
Jira Server
Classifications
T1069
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 1, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.14.0 <unspecified
  2. Affected versionversion=8.6.0 <unspecified
  3. Affected versionversion=unspecified <8.13.5
  4. Affected versionversion=unspecified <8.15.1
  5. Affected versionversion=unspecified <8.5.13

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Atlassian · Jira Serverversion=8.14.0 <unspecified; version=8.6.0 <unspecified; version=unspecified <8.13.5; version=unspecified <8.15.1; version=unspecified <8.5.13
Atlassian · Jira Data Centerversion=8.14.0 <unspecified; version=8.6.0 <unspecified; version=unspecified <8.13.5; version=unspecified <8.15.1; version=unspecified <8.5.13

Published CVSS scores

5.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
5.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1069Permission Groups Discovery

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