CVE-2021-43947 Code injection in Jira Data Center
Remote attackers with administrator privileges can execute arbitrary code via the Email Templates feature in Jira Server and Data Center.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-43947?
CVE-2021-43947 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Atlassian Jira, published on 6 Jan 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Affected versions of Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center allow remote attackers with administrator privileges to execute arbitrary code via a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Email Templates feature. This issue bypasses the fix of https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSDSERVER-8665. The affected versions are before version 8.13.15, and from version 8.14.0 before 8.20.3.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-43947?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Atlassian Data Center, Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Jira Data Center, Atlassian Jira Server.
How do I fix CVE-2021-43947?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-43947 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2021-43947 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-43947 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Atlassian Jira
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x9wh-f8fq-qmhf.