AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2019-11580
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 · Analyzed
Published: 2019-06-03 · Updated: 2026-06-17 · Source: NVD
Vulnerability overview
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.
Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 9.8 · CRITICAL
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Affected product
- Atlassian · Crowd and Crowd Data Center
- Added to catalog
- 2021-11-03
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- CISA remediation due date
- 2022-05-03
CISA deadlines apply to the organizations covered by its directives. Confirm your own remediation requirements.
Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.
Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:crowd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 2.1.0
Before (exclusive): 3.0.5
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:crowd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 3.1.0
Before (exclusive): 3.1.6
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:crowd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 3.2.0
Before (exclusive): 3.2.8
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:crowd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 3.3.0
Before (exclusive): 3.3.5
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:crowd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 3.4.0
Before (exclusive): 3.4.4
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163810/Atlassian-Crowd-pdkinstall-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Exploit · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108637
Broken Link
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CWD-5388
Issue Tracking · Mitigation · Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163810/Atlassian-Crowd-pdkinstall-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Exploit · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108637
Broken Link
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CWD-5388
Issue Tracking · Mitigation · Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-11580
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