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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-5983 · published 10 April 2017

CVE-2017-5983: Atlassian jira deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability

Atlassian · Jira

The JIRA Workflow Designer Plugin in Atlassian JIRA Server before 6.3.0 improperly uses an XML parser and deserializer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, read arbitrary files, or cause a denial of service via a crafted serialized Java object.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 16% · top 3.2% CWE-502 · Deserialization of untrusted data
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
16%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The JIRA Workflow Designer Plugin in Atlassian JIRA Server before 6.3.0 improperly uses an XML parser and deserializer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, read arbitrary files, or cause a denial of service via a crafted serialized Java object.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2017/04/amf.html Technical Description
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97379 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://confluence.atlassian.com/jira063/jira-security-advisory-2017-03-09-875604401.html Vendor Advisory
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-64077 Vendor Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/307983 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government ResourceVDB Entry
http://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2017/04/amf.html Technical Description
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97379 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://confluence.atlassian.com/jira063/jira-security-advisory-2017-03-09-875604401.html Vendor Advisory
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-64077 Vendor Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/307983 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government ResourceVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-5983), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.