CVE-2021-43947

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: January 6, 2022 at 01:05 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:11 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorJira ServerJiraJira Data Center

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

95%
v < 8.13.15
Affected range stops below 8.13.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Jira· Atlassianatlassian-app
95%
v < 8.13.15
Affected range stops below 8.13.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≥ 8.14.0v < 8.13.15v < 8.20.38.14.0 ≤ v < 8.20.38.14.0
Affected range stops below 8.13.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.20.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
95%
v ≥ 8.14.0v < 8.13.15v < 8.20.38.14.0 ≤ v < 8.20.38.14.0
Affected range stops below 8.13.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.20.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-73067

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.2HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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