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CVE-2019-11580

9.8 · CRITICALActively Exploited

Atlassian Crowd and Crowd Data Center had the pdkinstall development plugin incorrectly enabled in release builds.

Published Jun 3, 2019EPSS 95.36%

Overview

CVE-2019-11580 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 3, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). This vulnerability is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating active exploitation in the wild.

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Atlassian Crowd and Crowd Data Center had the pdkinstall development plugin incorrectly enabled in release builds. Attackers who can send unauthenticated or authenticated requests to a Crowd or Crowd Data Center instance can exploit this vulnerability to install arbitrary plugins, which permits remote code execution on systems running a vulnerable version of Crowd or Crowd Data Center. All versions of Crowd from version 2.1.0 before 3.0.5 (the fixed version for 3.0.x), from version 3.1.0 before 3.1.6 (the fixed version for 3.1.x), from version 3.2.0 before 3.2.8 (the fixed version for 3.2.x), from version 3.3.0 before 3.3.5 (the fixed version for 3.3.x), and from version 3.4.0 before 3.4.4 (the fixed version for 3.4.x) are affected by this vulnerability.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refpacketstormsecurity.com/files/163810/Atlassian-Crowd-pdkinstall-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/108637Refjira.atlassian.com/browse/CWD-5388Refpacketstormsecurity.com/files/163810/Atlassian-Crowd-pdkinstall-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/108637Refjira.atlassian.com/browse/CWD-5388CISAwww.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-11580

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11580?

CVE-2019-11580 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 3, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). This vulnerability is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating active exploitation in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2019-11580?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2019-11580?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2019-11580?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2019-11580 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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