Background exploitation KEV catalog No authentication
CVE-2019-11581

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

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…

CheckOps priority index
8.9/10 Patch within 24 h
Severity9.8
Probability8.5
Exploitation4/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 84.6% higher than 99.7% of CVEs
CVSS 3.1 9.8 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:
Exploited for 1,702 days 07 Mar 2022
CISA due date 07 Sept 2022 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

05010026 Sep05 Oct15 Oct24 Oct02 Nov
EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 4 / 5

  • KEV catalog (CISA)07 Mar 2022
  • Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)07 Mar 2022
  • Used by ransomwareno
  • EPSS above 10 %84.6%
  • No account, over the networkyes

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Description ENISA EUVD

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

Jira Server and Data Center
Affected versions
  • unspecified <7.6.14
  • unspecified <7.13.5
  • 8.2.0 <unspecified
  • unspecified <8.2.3
  • 4.4.0 <unspecified
  • 7.7.0 <unspecified
  • unspecified <8.1.2
  • 8.1.0 <unspecified
  • unspecified <8.0.3
  • 8.0.0 <unspecified
Weaknesses (CWE)

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

  1. Published

  2. Exploitation reported (ENISA)

  3. Added to the KEV catalog

  4. CISA remediation due date

  5. EPSS peak: 84.6%

References

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  • CVE-2021-26086Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center Path Traversal Vulnerability
    7.5 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2023-22527Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Template Injection Vulnerability
    10.0 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2023-22518Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Improper Authorization Vulnerability
    10.0 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2023-22515Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Broken Access Control Vulnerability
    10.0 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2022-36804Atlassian Bitbucket Server and Data Center Command Injection Vulnerability
    8.3 · Background exploitation

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Sources: CISA KEV · ENISA EUVD · FIRST EPSS · OSV. Public data aggregated by CheckOps, updated automatically. Source texts remain the property of their authors. All exploited vulnerabilities