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Known exploited vulnerability · CISA KEV

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

Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center contain a server-side template injection vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.

CVE-2019-11581

Exploited in the wild. Fix this first.

CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-07: attackers are using it right now.

CISA KEV
Listed
Added 2022-03-07 · federal fix-by 2022-09-07
EPSS (30 days)
85%
Higher than 99.7% of CVEs · 2026-11-01
CVSS v3.1
9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What CISA says

Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability

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NVD description · published 2019-08-09

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.

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How to check if you are exposed to CVE-2019-11581

  1. Find every Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center system you or your clients run, including ones exposed to the internet. Those come first: CISA only lists flaws attackers are already using.
  2. Compare each version with the fixed versions in the vendor advisory. Where no fix exists yet, apply the vendor’s mitigation or take the system off the internet.
  3. Run a credentialed vulnerability scan to catch the systems you missed, then check that the next scan no longer reports CVE-2019-11581.

US federal agencies had to fix this by 2022-09-07. Everyone else should treat that deadline as a guide: if it has passed, this is overdue.

Affected versions

Versions the National Vulnerability Database lists as vulnerable to CVE-2019-11581. Check the vendor advisory for the exact fixed builds before you sign anything off.

ProductVulnerable versions
Atlassian Jira Serverfrom 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

Timeline

  1. · Published in the National Vulnerability Database
  2. · Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, 941 days after it was published
  3. · Fix-by date for US federal agencies, passed 1,516 days ago

Weakness type

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Sources: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (version 2026.10.30); EPSS data from FIRST.org; CVSS and descriptions from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Checked 2026-11-01. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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