Improper privilege management in Atlassian Bitbucket Server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Bitbucket Server and Bitbucket Data Center from version 4.13. before 5.16.11, from version 6.0.0 before 6.0.11, from version 6.1.0 before 6.1.9, from version 6.2.0 before 6.2.7, from version 6.3.0 before 6.3.6, from version 6.4.0 before 6.4.4, from version 6.5.0 before 6.5.3, from version 6.6.0 before 6.6.3, from version 6.7.0 before 6.7.3, from version 6.8.0 before 6.8.2, from version 6.9.0 before 6.9.1 had a Remote Code Execution vulnerability via the edit-file request. A remote attacker with write permission on a repository can write to any arbitrary file to the victims Bitbucket Server or Bitbucket Data Center instance using the edit-file endpoint, if the user has Bitbucket Server or Bitbucket Data Center running, and has the permission to write the file at that destination. In some cases, this can result in execution of arbitrary code by the victims Bitbucket Server or Bitbucket Data Center instance.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlassian | Bitbucket Server | 4.13 and later; before 5.16.11; 6.0 and later; before 6.0.11; 6.1.0 and later; before 6.1.9; 6.2.0 and later; before 6.2.7; 6.3.0 and later; before 6.3.6; 6.4.0 and later; before 6.4.4; 6.5.0 and later; before 6.5.3; 6.6.0 and later; before 6.6.3; 6.7.0 and later; before 6.7.3; 6.8.0 and later; before 6.8.2; 6.9.0 and later; before 6.9.1 | 5.16.11, 6.0.11, 6.1.9, 6.2.7, 6.3.6, 6.4.4, 6.5.3, 6.6.3, 6.7.3, 6.8.2, 6.9.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Atlassian | Bitbucket Data Center | 4.13 and later; before 5.16.11; 6.0 and later; before 6.0.11; 6.1.0 and later; before 6.1.9; 6.2.0 and later; before 6.2.7; 6.3.0 and later; before 6.3.6; 6.4.0 and later; before 6.4.4; 6.5.0 and later; before 6.5.3; 6.6.0 and later; before 6.6.3; 6.7.0 and later; before 6.7.3; 6.8.0 and later; before 6.8.2; 6.9.0 and later; before 6.9.1 | 5.16.11, 6.0.11, 6.1.9, 6.2.7, 6.3.6, 6.4.4, 6.5.3, 6.6.3, 6.7.3, 6.8.2, 6.9.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Bitbucket Server VendorAtlassian Affected 4.13 and later; before 5.16.11; 6.0 and later; before 6.0.11; 6.1.0 and later; before 6.1.9; 6.2.0 and later; before 6.2.7; 6.3.0 and later; before 6.3.6; 6.4.0 and later; before 6.4.4; 6.5.0 and later; before 6.5.3; 6.6.0 and later; before 6.6.3; 6.7.0 and later; before 6.7.3; 6.8.0 and later; before 6.8.2; 6.9.0 and later; before 6.9.1 Fixed in 5.16.11, 6.0.11, 6.1.9, 6.2.7, 6.3.6, 6.4.4, 6.5.3, 6.6.3, 6.7.3, 6.8.2, 6.9.1 Patch available CNA
- Bitbucket Data Center VendorAtlassian Affected 4.13 and later; before 5.16.11; 6.0 and later; before 6.0.11; 6.1.0 and later; before 6.1.9; 6.2.0 and later; before 6.2.7; 6.3.0 and later; before 6.3.6; 6.4.0 and later; before 6.4.4; 6.5.0 and later; before 6.5.3; 6.6.0 and later; before 6.6.3; 6.7.0 and later; before 6.7.3; 6.8.0 and later; before 6.8.2; 6.9.0 and later; before 6.9.1 Fixed in 5.16.11, 6.0.11, 6.1.9, 6.2.7, 6.3.6, 6.4.4, 6.5.3, 6.6.3, 6.7.3, 6.8.2, 6.9.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:bitbucket:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.13.0 to before 5.6.11; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.11; 6.1.0 to before 6.1.9; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.7; 6.3.0 to before 6.3.6; 6.4.0 to before 6.4.4; 6.5.0 to before 6.5.3; 6.6.0 to before 6.6.3; 6.7.0 to before 6.7.3; 6.8.0 to before 6.8.2; 6.9.0 to before 6.9.1 | Vulnerable | Atlassian |
- cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:bitbucket:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.13.0 to before 5.6.11; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.11; 6.1.0 to before 6.1.9; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.7; 6.3.0 to before 6.3.6; 6.4.0 to before 6.4.4; 6.5.0 to before 6.5.3; 6.6.0 to before 6.6.3; 6.7.0 to before 6.7.3; 6.8.0 to before 6.8.2; 6.9.0 to before 6.9.1 Vulnerable ·Atlassian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Bitbucket Server (Atlassian) Fixed in 5.16.11, 6.0.11, 6.1.9, 6.2.7, 6.3.6, 6.4.4, 6.5.3, 6.6.3, 6.7.3, 6.8.2, 6.9.1
- Fix · CNA Bitbucket Data Center (Atlassian) Fixed in 5.16.11, 6.0.11, 6.1.9, 6.2.7, 6.3.6, 6.4.4, 6.5.3, 6.6.3, 6.7.3, 6.8.2, 6.9.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center, Bitbucket Server 5.16.11, 6.0.11 and 10 more versions
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-14506 Bitbucket Server and Bitbucket Data Center versions starting from 1.0.0 before 5.16.11…Priority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2019-11196 Command injection in Atlassian Bitbucket ServerPriority MEDIUM 43
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-15012
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4hfv-698v-c974
References
More Atlassian Bitbucket vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-17043 OS command injection in Atlassian Bitbucket Server KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-21515 Command injection in Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-09598 Improper authentication in Atlassian Bamboo Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-11186 OS command injection in Atlassian Bitbucket Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-03782 Link following in Atlassian Bitbucket Server CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2019-02555 Path traversal in Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2019-15012 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-15012 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4hfv-698v-c974 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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