📄 Description (English)
Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability — Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center contain a server-side template injection vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2019-11581 is a critical server-side template injection (SSTI) vulnerability in Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center that enables unauthenticated remote code execution. An attacker can exploit the ContactAdministrators and SendBulkMail actions to inject malicious template expressions, gaining full system compromise. With a CVSS score of 9.0 and a publicly available exploit, this vulnerability poses an immediate and severe threat to any organization running unpatched Jira instances. The vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild, making urgent remediation essential.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 13, 2026 14:46
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations heavily relying on Atlassian Jira for project management and IT service tracking are at significant risk. Key sectors include: Government/NCA-regulated entities using Jira for internal project tracking and digital transformation initiatives; Banking/SAMA-regulated institutions using Jira for software development pipelines and compliance tracking; Energy sector (Saudi Aramco, SABIC) using Jira for operational project management; Telecom providers (STC, Mobily, Zain) using Jira for network operations and development workflows. Successful exploitation could lead to full server compromise, lateral movement into internal networks, data exfiltration of sensitive project data, source code, and credentials, as well as potential disruption of critical national infrastructure projects managed through Jira.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government
Banking
Energy
Telecom
Healthcare
Technology
Defense
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS (within 24 hours):
1. Identify all Jira Server and Data Center instances in your environment using asset inventory tools.
2. Check Jira version — versions before 7.6.14, 7.13.5, 8.0.3, 8.1.2, and 8.2.3 are vulnerable.
3. If patching is not immediately possible, disable the ContactAdministrators and SendBulkMail features via Jira Administration > System > Contact Administrators Form.
PATCHING GUIDANCE:
4. Upgrade to Jira Server/Data Center versions 7.6.14+, 7.13.5+, 8.0.3+, 8.1.2+, or 8.2.3+ as per Atlassian's advisory.
5. Follow Atlassian's official upgrade path documentation to avoid data integrity issues.
COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
6. Restrict external access to Jira instances using WAF rules blocking SSTI payloads (e.g., ${...}, #{...}, *{...} patterns in POST parameters).
7. Place Jira behind a reverse proxy and enforce IP allowlisting for administrative functions.
8. Enable network segmentation to isolate Jira servers from critical internal systems.
DETECTION RULES:
9. Monitor web server logs for suspicious POST requests to /secure/ContactAdministrators.jspa and /secure/admin/SendBulkMail.jspa.
10. Deploy SIEM alerts for template injection patterns: regex matching \$\{.*\} or \#\{.*\} in HTTP request bodies.
11. Monitor for unusual process spawning from Jira JVM processes (e.g., cmd.exe, bash, curl, wget as child processes).
12. Check for indicators of compromise: unexpected outbound connections from Jira servers, new user accounts, or modified configuration files.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية (خلال 24 ساعة):
1. تحديد جميع نسخ Jira Server وData Center في بيئتك باستخدام أدوات جرد الأصول.
2. التحقق من إصدار Jira — الإصدارات السابقة لـ 7.6.14 و7.13.5 و8.0.3 و8.1.2 و8.2.3 تعاني من هذه الثغرة.
3. إذا تعذّر التصحيح الفوري، قم بتعطيل ميزتي ContactAdministrators وSendBulkMail عبر إدارة Jira > النظام > نموذج الاتصال بالمسؤولين.
إرشادات التصحيح:
4. الترقية إلى إصدارات Jira Server/Data Center 7.6.14+ أو 7.13.5+ أو 8.0.3+ أو 8.1.2+ أو 8.2.3+ وفقاً لتوجيهات Atlassian الرسمية.
5. اتباع وثائق مسار الترقية الرسمية من Atlassian لتجنب مشاكل سلامة البيانات.
ضوابط التعويض:
6. تقييد الوصول الخارجي لنسخ Jira باستخدام قواعد WAF لحجب أنماط حقن القوالب.
7. وضع Jira خلف بروكسي عكسي وتطبيق قائمة IP مسموح بها للوظائف الإدارية.
8. تفعيل تجزئة الشبكة لعزل خوادم Jira عن الأنظمة الداخلية الحيوية.
قواعد الكشف:
9. مراقبة سجلات خادم الويب للطلبات المشبوهة إلى /secure/ContactAdministrators.jspa و/secure/admin/SendBulkMail.jspa.
10. نشر تنبيهات SIEM لأنماط حقن القوالب باستخدام تعبيرات regex للكشف عن \$\{.*\} أو \#\{.*\} في أجسام طلبات HTTP.
11. مراقبة عمليات غير معتادة تنبثق من عمليات Jira JVM مثل cmd.exe أو bash أو curl أو wget.
12. التحقق من مؤشرات الاختراق: الاتصالات الصادرة غير المتوقعة من خوادم Jira، أو الحسابات الجديدة، أو ملفات التكوين المعدّلة.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC-1-4-2: Vulnerability Management — Patch critical vulnerabilities within defined SLAs
ECC-1-3-1: Asset Management — Maintain accurate inventory of internet-facing applications
ECC-2-2-1: Application Security — Secure configuration of web applications
ECC-1-5-1: Cybersecurity Incident Management — Detect and respond to active exploitation
ECC-2-3-2: Network Security — Implement network segmentation for critical systems
🔵 SAMA CSF
Cybersecurity Risk Management — 3.3.3: Vulnerability and patch management processes
Cybersecurity Operations — 4.3.5: Security monitoring and detection capabilities
Cybersecurity Resilience — 5.1.2: Incident response and recovery planning
Third-Party Cybersecurity — 3.7.2: Security assessment of third-party software
Application Security — 3.4.1: Secure software development and deployment
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.6.1 — Management of technical vulnerabilities
A.14.2.2 — System change control procedures
A.14.2.5 — Secure system engineering principles
A.16.1.1 — Responsibilities and procedures for incident management
A.13.1.3 — Segregation in networks
A.12.4.1 — Event logging and monitoring
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
Requirement 6.3.3 — All system components protected from known vulnerabilities by patching
Requirement 6.4.1 — Web-facing applications protected against known attacks
Requirement 11.3.1 — Internal vulnerability scans performed regularly
Requirement 12.3.2 — Targeted risk analysis for vulnerability management
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Atlassian:Jira Server and Data Center