# CVE-2022-36804: Atlassian Bitbucket Server and Data Center Command Injection Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-36804-atlassian-bitbucket-server-and-data-center-command-injection  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-09-30. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-36804 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-09-30

Multiple API endpoints in Atlassian Bitbucket Server and Data Center contain a command injection vulnerability. An attacker with read permissions to a public or private repository can execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted HTTP request.

Technologies: [Atlassian Data Center](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/data-center). Vendors: [Atlassian](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/atlassian).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-36804 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2022-36804 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 30 September 2022. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2022-36804?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 30 September 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Atlassian Bitbucket Server 7.0.0 to < 7.6.17, 7.7.0 to < 7.17.10, 7.18.0 to < 7.21.4, 8.0.0 to < 8.0.3, 8.1.0 to < 8.1.3, 8.2.0 to < 8.2.2, 8.3.0 to < 8.3.1; Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center 7.0.0 to < 7.6.17, 7.7.0 to < 7.17.10, 7.18.0 to < 7.21.4, 8.0.0 to < 8.0.3, 8.1.0 to < 8.1.3, 8.2.0 to < 8.2.2, 8.3.0 to < 8.3.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-36804?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2022-36804 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-36804?** Check whether you run Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center, Atlassian Bitbucket Server or Atlassian Data Center. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Atlassian Bitbucket Server 7.0.0 to < 7.6.17, 7.7.0 to < 7.17.10, 7.18.0 to < 7.21.4, 8.0.0 to < 8.0.3, 8.1.0 to < 8.1.3, 8.2.0 to < 8.2.2, 8.3.0 to < 8.3.1
- Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center 7.0.0 to < 7.6.17, 7.7.0 to < 7.17.10, 7.18.0 to < 7.21.4, 8.0.0 to < 8.0.3, 8.1.0 to < 8.1.3, 8.2.0 to < 8.2.2, 8.3.0 to < 8.3.1

## Timeline

- 2022-08-25: disclosed: NVD Published Date
- 2022-09-30: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2022-09-30: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild in advisory metadata

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