CVE-2025-22177 is an improper authorization vulnerability identified in Atlassian Jira Align, a platform used for enterprise agile planning and portfolio management. The vulnerability allows a user with low-level privileges to access endpoints that should be restricted, leading to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information such as other teams' overviews. This occurs because the authorization checks on certain API endpoints or UI components are insufficient, permitting access beyond the intended scope. The affected versions include all releases from 11.14.0 through at least 11.16.0, indicating a broad impact across recent Jira Align deployments. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without user interaction and does not require elevated privileges beyond a low-privilege user account. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N) reflects network attack vector, low complexity, no authentication bypass, and limited confidentiality impact. Although the disclosed information is limited, unauthorized access to team overviews can reveal project structures, team compositions, or progress details that could be leveraged for further attacks or corporate espionage. No public exploits have been reported, and Atlassian has not yet released official patches, but the vulnerability is published and should be addressed promptly by affected organizations.

For European organizations, the impact primarily concerns confidentiality breaches within project and team management data. Unauthorized disclosure of team overviews can expose sensitive operational details, strategic plans, or resource allocations, potentially aiding insider threats or external adversaries in reconnaissance. Organizations in sectors such as finance, manufacturing, technology, and government, which rely heavily on Jira Align for agile portfolio management, may face increased risks of information leakage. While the vulnerability does not directly affect system integrity or availability, the exposure of sensitive data can undermine trust, violate data protection regulations like GDPR, and lead to compliance issues. The medium severity rating reflects the limited scope of data exposure but acknowledges the potential for cascading effects if combined with other vulnerabilities or insider threats. The lack of known exploits reduces immediate risk but does not eliminate the need for proactive mitigation.

1. Immediately review and tighten user role assignments within Jira Align to ensure that low-privilege users have minimal access rights, especially restricting access to team overview and management endpoints. 2. Implement strict access control policies and regularly audit permissions to detect and remediate any over-privileged accounts. 3. Monitor application logs and access patterns for unusual or unauthorized requests to sensitive endpoints, enabling early detection of exploitation attempts. 4. Coordinate with Atlassian support and subscribe to their security advisories to obtain patches or updates as soon as they are released. 5. Consider deploying web application firewalls (WAF) with custom rules to restrict access to vulnerable endpoints until patches are applied. 6. Educate internal teams about the risks of information disclosure and encourage reporting of suspicious activity. 7. If feasible, isolate Jira Align instances or restrict network access to trusted IP ranges to reduce exposure. 8. Conduct penetration testing focused on authorization controls to identify and remediate similar weaknesses proactively.