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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-14589 · published 13 December 2017

CVE-2017-14589: Atlassian bamboo improper input validation vulnerability

Atlassian · Bamboo

It was possible for double OGNL evaluation in FreeMarker templates through Struts FreeMarker tags to occur. An attacker who has restricted administration rights to Bamboo or who hosts a website that a Bamboo administrator visits, is able to exploit this vulnerability to execute Java code of their choice on systems that run a vulnerable version of Bamboo. All versions of Bamboo before 6.1.6 (the fixed version for 6.1.x) and from 6.2.0 before 6.2.5 (the fixed version for 6.2.x) are affected by this vulnerability.

9.6 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 1.9% · top 21.5% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
9.6CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.8
1.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

It was possible for double OGNL evaluation in FreeMarker templates through Struts FreeMarker tags to occur. An attacker who has restricted administration rights to Bamboo or who hosts a website that a Bamboo administrator visits, is able to exploit this vulnerability to execute Java code of their choice on systems that run a vulnerable version of Bamboo. All versions of Bamboo before 6.1.6 (the fixed version for 6.1.x) and from 6.2.0 before 6.2.5 (the fixed version for 6.2.x) are affected by this vulnerability.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102188 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://confluence.atlassian.com/bamboo/bamboo-security-advisory-2017-12-13-939939816.html Vendor Advisory
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/BAM-18842 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102188 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://confluence.atlassian.com/bamboo/bamboo-security-advisory-2017-12-13-939939816.html Vendor Advisory
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/BAM-18842 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-14589), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.