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Vulnerability · CVE-2017-5983

The JIRA Workflow Designer Plugin in Atlassian JIRA Server before 6.3.0 improperly uses an XML parser and deserializer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitr…

Published Apr 10, 2017 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · the affected product

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2017-5983 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 16.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run the affected product.

Gaps on this record

  • No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
16.24%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe atlassian/jira

The JIRA Workflow Designer Plugin in Atlassian JIRA Server before 6.3.0 improperly uses an XML parser and deserializer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, read arbitrary files, or cause a denial of service via a crafted serialized Java object.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe atlassian/jira4.2.4
  • cpe atlassian/jira4.3
  • cpe atlassian/jira4.3.1
  • cpe atlassian/jira4.3.2
  • cpe atlassian/jira4.3.3
  • cpe atlassian/jira4.3.4

How to fix CVE-2017-5983

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2017-5983 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 16.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run the affected product.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 4.2.4, 4.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data. EPSS 16.24%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Atlassian Jira security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 10, 2017 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    The JIRA Workflow Designer Plugin in Atlassian JIRA Server before 6.3.0 improperly uses an XML parser and deserializer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, read arbitrary files, or cause a denial of service via a crafted serialized Java object.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    The JIRA Workflow Designer Plugin in Atlassian JIRA Server before 6.3.0 improperly uses an XML parser and deserializer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, read arbitrary files, or cause a denial of service via a crafted serialized Java object.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-5983

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2017-5983

    The JIRA Workflow Designer Plugin in Atlassian JIRA Server before 6.3.0 improperly uses an XML parser and deserializer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, read arbitrary files, or cause a denial of service via a crafted serialized Java object.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • Monitored products — criticalNov 3, 2026