Vulnerability · CVE-2019-11581
Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability
Published Aug 9, 2019 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center
Patch now
CVE-2019-11581 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 7, 2022. Confirm Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- Severity
- Critical9.8
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 84.62%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe atlassian/jira server · vendor Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center
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.
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- cpe atlassian/jira serverversion unspecified
- vendor Atlassian Jira Server and Data Centerversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2019-11581
Recommended remediation
Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA due date Sep 7, 2022.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2019-11581 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 7, 2022. Confirm Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-74: Injection. EPSS 84.62%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 9, 2019 · Catalog
Detected
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 bef
Mar 7, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Sep 7, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
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 bef
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-11581
Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center contain a server-side template injection vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-11581
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-11581
30-day exploitation probability 84.6%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-11581
Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center contain a server-side template injection vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.
vulncheck.com
References
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cujo.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · dashboard.shadowserver.org
- Issue Tracking · jira.atlassian.com
- CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · botconf.eu
- US Government Resource · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · clearskysec.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · lacework.com
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.