CVE-2019-11581: Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-03-07
EPSS: 84.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2019-08-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-74

Description

There was a server-side template injection vulnerability in Jira Server and Data Center, in the ContactAdministrators and the SendBulkMail actions. An attacker is able to remotely execute code on systems that run a vulnerable version of Jira Server or Data Center. All versions of Jira Server and Data Center from 4.4.0 before 7.6.14, from 7.7.0 before 7.13.5, from 8.0.0 before 8.0.3, from 8.1.0 before 8.1.2, and from 8.2.0 before 8.2.3 are affected by this vulnerability.

Affected products

Atlassian Jira: from 4.4 before 7.6.14; from 7.7.0 before 7.13.5; from 8.0.0 before 8.0.3; from 8.1.0 before 8.1.2; from 8.2.0 before 8.2.3 — fixed in 7.13.5, 7.6.14, 8.0.3, 8.1.2, 8.2.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Atlassian Jira 7.13.5, 7.6.14, 8.0.3, 8.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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