CVE-2020-14173

The file upload feature in Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center in affected versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The affected versions are before version 8.5.4, from version 8.6.0 before 8.6.2, and from version 8.7.0 before 8.7.1.

Published: 2020-07-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-14173 is rated Moderate Risk (41.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.89%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-14173

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.23% 0.89% +0.66%
2 2025-12-22 0.28% 0.23% -0.05%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.28% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-14173

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.3 2.7 [email protected]
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-14173

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-14173

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
atlassian jira < 8.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
atlassian jira_data_center >= 8.6.0, < 8.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
atlassian jira_data_center >= 8.7.0, < 8.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
atlassian jira_server >= 8.6.0, < 8.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
atlassian jira_server >= 8.7.0, < 8.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
atlassian jira_software_data_center < 8.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_software_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-14173

URL Tags
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-70814 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence