CVE-2024-21689 Code injection in Bamboo Data Center

High 7.6 Published 20 Aug 2024 Updated 13 Mar 2025

An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code on Atlassian Bamboo servers, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-21689?

CVE-2024-21689 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Atlassian Bamboo Data Center, published on 20 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

This High severity RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability CVE-2024-21689 was introduced in versions 9.1.0, 9.2.0, 9.3.0, 9.4.0, 9.5.0, and 9.6.0 of Bamboo Data Center and Server. This RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.6, allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code which has high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability, and requires user interaction. Atlassian recommends that Bamboo Data Center and Server customers upgrade to latest version, if you are unable to do so, upgrade your instance to one of the specified supported fixed versions: Bamboo Data Center and Server 9.2: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 9.2.17 Bamboo Data Center and Server 9.6: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 9.6.5 See the release notes ([https://confluence.atlassian.com/bambooreleases/bamboo-release-notes-1189793869.html]). You can download the latest version of Bamboo Data Center and Server from the download center ([https://www.atlassian.com/software/bamboo/download-archives]). This vulnerability was reported via our Bug Bounty program.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21689?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Atlassian Bamboo.

How do I fix CVE-2024-21689?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21689 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-2024-21689 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21689 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h63c-4f8g-75qg.