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Atlassian Confluence < 7.19.19 / < 8.5.6 / < 8.8.0 XSS (CONFSERVER-94513)

high Nessus Plugin ID 190891

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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 vulnerability as referenced in the CONFSERVER-94513 advisory.

 - This High severity Stored XSS vulnerability was introduced in version 2.7.0 of Confluence Data Center.
 This Stored XSS vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 8.5, allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary HTML or JavaScript code on a victims browser.

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 7.19.18, 8.5.5, 8.7.2, 8.8.0 or later.

See Also

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-94513

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 190891

File Name: confluence_confserver-94513.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Published: 2/22/2024

Updated: 6/5/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-21678

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

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: 2/15/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/20/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-21678

IAVA: 2024-A-0112-S