Vulnerabilities

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

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.

  1. 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

  2. Mar 7, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Sep 7, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. 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

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.