CVEs / CVE-2019-11581

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

Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 7 Mar 2022
critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
EPSS 84.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
Last changed at its sources 17 Jun 2026

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Summary

Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center contain a server-side template injection vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.
CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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.
The CVE record, via NVD · published 9 Aug 2019 · NVD status: Analyzed

Affected and fixed versions

As stated by the CVE record (from the CNA)
Product	Affected	Fixed in
Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center	from 4.4.0, before unspecified	unspecified
Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center	from unspecified, before 7.6.14	7.6.14
Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center	from 7.7.0, before unspecified	unspecified
Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center	from unspecified, before 7.13.5	7.13.5
Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center	from 8.0.0, before unspecified	unspecified
Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center	from unspecified, before 8.0.3	8.0.3
Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center	from 8.1.0, before unspecified	unspecified
Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center	from unspecified, before 8.1.2	8.1.2
Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center	from 8.2.0, before unspecified	unspecified
Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center	from unspecified, before 8.2.3	8.2.3

Exploitation

In CISA KEV since	7 Mar 2022
Due date for US federal agencies	7 Sep 2022
Used in ransomware campaigns	Unknown
Required action	Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity

CVSS 3.1	9.8 critical `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Scored by NVD
Weakness	CWE-74

References

CVE-2019-11581 on NVD
CVE-2019-11581 in the CISA KEV catalog
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-69532 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-11581 US Government Resource

Sources

Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.

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