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Atlassian Confluence < 7.19.14 / 8.5.x < 8.5.1 (CONFSERVER-91258)

high Nessus Plugin ID 181756

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Synopsis

The remote Atlassian Confluence host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of Atlassian Confluence Server running on the remote host is affected by a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability as referenced in the CONFSERVER-91258 advisory. The vulnerability exists in Confluence Data Center and Server. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue to cause the Confluence instance to stop responding.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Atlassian Confluence version 7.19.14, 8.5.1, 8.6.0 or later.

See Also

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-91258

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 181756

File Name: confluence_confserver-91258.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/21/2023

Updated: 3/24/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-22512

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:atlassian:confluence

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Atlassian Confluence

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/19/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/19/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-22512

IAVA: 2023-A-0498, 2024-A-0366