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CVE-2019-11581

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

  • Critical 9.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 7 Mar 2022

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.

Key facts

Published
9 Aug 2019
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
atlassian
KEV added
7 Mar 2022
KEV fix due
7 Sep 2022
EPSS
84.621% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.711% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 9.8CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
AtlassianJira Server and Data Center
  • 4.4.0 up to but excluding unspecified (affected)
  • unspecified up to but excluding 7.6.14 (affected)
  • 7.7.0 up to but excluding unspecified (affected)
  • unspecified up to but excluding 7.13.5 (affected)
  • 8.0.0 up to but excluding unspecified (affected)
  • unspecified up to but excluding 8.0.3 (affected)
  • 8.1.0 up to but excluding unspecified (affected)
  • unspecified up to but excluding 8.1.2 (affected)
  • 8.2.0 up to but excluding unspecified (affected)
  • unspecified up to but excluding 8.2.3 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 9 Aug 2019 Published
  2. 7 Mar 2022 CVE-2019-11581 added to CISA KEV
  3. 7 Mar 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References