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CVE-2019-11581

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-03-07 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2019-08-09
  • Fixed in8.2.3 · 8.1.2 · 8.0.3 · 7.13.5 · 7.6.14
  • WeaknessCWE-74

Am I affected?

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-08-0920:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-03-07Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-03-07Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-03-07Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-02-0712:28SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Atlassian Jira
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.2≥ 8.2.0, < 8.2.38.2.3
8.1≥ 8.1.0, < 8.1.28.1.2
8.0≥ 8.0.0, < 8.0.38.0.3
7.x≥ 7.7.0, < 7.13.57.13.5
7.6≥ 4.4, < 7.6.147.6.14

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As atlassian, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center
    Affected
    • = 4.4.0no fix statedcustom
    • < 7.6.14fixed in 7.6.14custom
    • = 7.7.0no fix statedcustom
    • < 7.13.5fixed in 7.13.5custom
    • = 8.0.0no fix statedcustom
    • < 8.0.3fixed in 8.0.3custom
    • = 8.1.0no fix statedcustom
    • < 8.1.2fixed in 8.1.2custom

    2 more version lines in the CVE record.

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2019-08-09

Fix

  1. Update Atlassian Jira to 8.2.3 · 8.1.2 · 8.0.3 · 7.13.5 · 7.6.14
  2. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-09-07

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
3 repositories, unverifiedjas502n/CVE-2019-11581kobs0N/CVE-2019-11581PetrusViet/CVE-2019-11581
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-03-07
Patch Due Date
2022-09-07
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-08-09
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-55hv-x43w-phcv

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11581?

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.

Is CVE-2019-11581 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2019-11581 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-09-07.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-11581?

CVE-2019-11581 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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