HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2019-11580
HIGHCISA KEVIN THE WILD

CVE-2019-11580

Published: November 3, 2021

EPSS:94.39%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:100.0th

Official Description

Atlassian Crowd and Crowd Data Center contain a remote code execution vulnerability resulting from a pdkinstall development plugin being incorrectly enabled in release builds.

NVD Source

CISA KEV Advisory

Atlassian Crowd and Crowd Data Center Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Atlassian Crowd and Crowd Data Center contain a remote code execution vulnerability resulting from a pdkinstall development plugin being incorrectly enabled in release builds.

Added to KEV: 2021-11-03Federal patch deadline: 2022-05-03⚠ USED IN RANSOMWARE CAMPAIGNS
Required Action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Risk Analysis

This vulnerability in Atlassian Crowd and Crowd Data Center allows an attacker to execute code remotely due to a development plugin being active in release builds. The high EPSS score of 0.94386 indicates a very high likelihood of exploitation, making this a critical issue for affected systems.

Active exploitation of this vulnerability has been observed in the wild, and it is listed in CISA's KEV catalog, confirming its active use by threat actors. The nature of the flaw suggests it is remotely exploitable.

Recommended Action

Administrators should apply the latest security patches or upgrades for Atlassian Crowd and Crowd Data Center to address this vulnerability. Ensure that development-related plugins are disabled in production environments.

Generated by the CTIWATCH analysis pipeline from this CVE's metadata (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status, exploit intelligence). Verify against vendor advisories before acting.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2019-11580 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CISA has added CVE-2019-11580 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. U.S. federal agencies are required to patch this within the mandated timeframe, and all organizations should treat remediation as urgent.

Affected Vendors & Products

Mentioned vendors (from description):
Atlassian
CPE data not yet available in NVD for this CVE.

Exploit & PoC Resources

ACTIVE EXPLOITATIONConfirmed exploitation in the wild
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Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2019-11580
SeverityHIGH
CISA KEVYES — Active Exploitation
ExploitIN THE WILD
EPSS (30d)94.39%
PublishedNov 3, 2021

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2019-11580 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
  • !CISA KEV: Federal agencies must patch per BOD 22-01 timeline
  • !Active exploitation confirmed — treat as P1
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.