VulnerabilityPublished 22 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-22169: Atlassian Jira Align · Improper Authorization

Affects Atlassian Jira AlignSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:08 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

5.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low
Vulnerable system integrity: None
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker requires privileges that provide basic capabilities that are typically limited to settings and resources owned by a single low-privileged user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges has the ability to access only non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Atlassian Jira Align	Affected >=11.14.0 >=11.14.1 >=11.15.0 >=11.15.1 >=11.16.0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Monitor Atlassian’s official channels for patches or security updates addressing CVE-2025-22169 and apply them promptly once available. 2. Conduct a thorough audit of user roles and permissions within Jira Align to ensure that low-privilege users do not have unnecessary access to subscription or item management features. 3. Implement strict access control policies and consider restricting subscription capabilities to trusted user groups only. 4. Enable detailed logging and monitoring of subscription-related activities to detect unusual patterns or unauthorized actions. 5. Educate project managers and administrators about this vulnerability to increase awareness and encourage prompt reporting of suspicious behavior. 6. If possible, temporarily disable or limit subscription features for low-privilege users until a patch is applied. 7. Review integration points and API usage to ensure that automated processes do not inadvertently exploit this authorization flaw. 8. Incorporate this vulnerability into incident response plans to prepare for potential exploitation attempts. 9. Evaluate the sensitivity of information accessible via subscriptions and apply data minimization principles where feasible. 10. Coordinate with legal and compliance teams to assess any regulatory implications of the vulnerability and document mitigation efforts accordingly.

Description

Jira Align is vulnerable to an authorization issue. A low-privilege user can access unexpected endpoints that disclose a small amount of sensitive information. For example, a low-level user was able to subscribe to an item/object without having the expected permission level.

Impact

For European organizations, this vulnerability poses a moderate risk primarily to confidentiality. Unauthorized subscription to items could expose project-related information, user activity, or metadata that may be sensitive in nature, especially in regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, or government. Although the impact on integrity and availability is negligible, the information disclosure could facilitate reconnaissance for more sophisticated attacks or insider threats. Organizations relying heavily on Jira Align for agile planning and cross-team collaboration may face increased risk of data leakage or unauthorized monitoring of project progress. The medium severity score reflects the limited scope of data exposure and the requirement for at least low-level user privileges, which somewhat restricts the attack surface. However, given the widespread use of Atlassian products in Europe, the vulnerability could affect many enterprises, particularly those with large development or project management teams. The absence of known exploits reduces immediate risk but should not lead to complacency. Attackers could develop exploits to automate unauthorized subscriptions or data harvesting. Additionally, compliance with GDPR and other data protection regulations may be impacted if sensitive information is inadvertently exposed through this flaw.

CWE-285Improper Authorization (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighOWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
MITRE discourages mapping vulnerabilities to this broad entry; the root cause is usually a more specific weakness.
Architecture and Design
Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries.
Architecture and Design
Ensure that you perform access control checks related to your business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that you apply to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.8 (opens in a new tab)
V13.4.2 (opens in a new tab)
V7.2.2 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs (opens in a new tab)
Cross Zone Scripting (opens in a new tab)
Directory Indexing (opens in a new tab)
Subverting Environment Variable Values (opens in a new tab)
Using Malicious Files (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

jira.atlassian.com/browse/JIRAALIGN-8638 (opens in a new tab)

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 22 Oct 2025, 16:46 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-285

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