Code injection in Atlassian Jira Server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
This issue exists to document that a security improvement in the way that Jira Server and Data Center use templates has been implemented. Affected versions of Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center allowed remote attackers with system administrator permissions to execute arbitrary code via Template Injection leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE) in the Email Templates feature. In this case the security improvement was to protect against using the XStream library to be able to execute arbitrary code in velocity templates. The affected versions are before version 8.13.19, from version 8.14.0 before 8.20.7, and from version 8.21.0 before 8.22.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlassian | Jira Server | before 8.13.19; 8.14.0 and later; before 8.20.7; 8.21.0 and later; before 8.22.1 | 8.13.19, 8.20.7, 8.22.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Atlassian | Jira Data Center | before 8.13.19; 8.14.0 and later; before 8.20.7; 8.21.0 and later; before 8.22.1 | 8.13.19, 8.20.7, 8.22.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Jira Server VendorAtlassian Affected before 8.13.19; 8.14.0 and later; before 8.20.7; 8.21.0 and later; before 8.22.1 Fixed in 8.13.19, 8.20.7, 8.22.1 Patch available CNA
- Jira Data Center VendorAtlassian Affected before 8.13.19; 8.14.0 and later; before 8.20.7; 8.21.0 and later; before 8.22.1 Fixed in 8.13.19, 8.20.7, 8.22.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Jira Server (Atlassian) Fixed in 8.13.19, 8.20.7, 8.22.1
- Fix · CNA Jira Data Center (Atlassian) Fixed in 8.13.19, 8.20.7, 8.22.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-36799
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g6vf-m55c-hj2j
References
More Atlassian Jira Data Center vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-67904 Arbitrary file access in Atlassian Data Center products KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2022-00460 Improper authentication in Atlassian Jira Core Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-14399 Code injection in Atlassian Confluence Data Center CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-08038 Path traversal in Atlassian Jira Server KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2020-18559 Missing authorization in Atlassian Jira Data Center CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-18587 Incorrect authorization in Atlassian Jira Server CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-36799 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-36799 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g6vf-m55c-hj2j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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