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CVE-2019-11581 Atlassian CVE debrief

CVE-2019-11581 affects Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center and is described as a server-side template injection vulnerability. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-07, which means there is evidence of active exploitation in the wild. Organizations running affected Jira deployments should treat this as an urgent patching item and follow Atlassian’s update guidance.

Vendor
Atlassian
Product
Jira Server and Data Center
CVSS
Unknown
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2022-03-07
Original CVE updated
2022-03-07
Advisory published
2022-03-07
Advisory updated
2022-03-07

Who should care

Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center administrators, vulnerability management teams, incident responders, and any organization exposing Jira to users or external networks should prioritize this CVE.

Technical summary

The available source corpus identifies CVE-2019-11581 as a server-side template injection issue in Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center. The key defensive signal is CISA KEV inclusion on 2022-03-07, indicating known exploitation. No CVSS score was provided in the supplied data, so prioritization should be driven by exploitation status and vendor remediation guidance rather than severity scoring alone.

Defensive priority

High: treat as urgent because it is on CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply Atlassian updates per vendor instructions as soon as possible.
  • Inventory Jira Server and Data Center instances to confirm exposure and version status.
  • Prioritize internet-facing or broadly accessible Jira deployments for immediate remediation.
  • Review security monitoring and logs for signs of suspicious Jira activity around the KEV date and after.
  • Validate that patching or mitigation completed successfully across all Jira environments.

Evidence notes

This debrief is based only on the supplied CISA KEV source item and official reference links. The corpus identifies the product as Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center, the vulnerability as a server-side template injection issue, and the KEV date added as 2022-03-07. The corpus does not provide a CVSS score or additional technical detail, so no unsupported exploitation specifics are included.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2019-11581 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11581

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2019-11581 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11581

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.