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Atlassian Confluence < 7.19.26 / 7.20.x < 8.5.14 / 8.6.x < 9.0.1 (CONFSERVER-97720)

high Nessus Plugin ID 206798

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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 XSS vulnerability as referenced in the CONFSERVER-97720 advisory:

 - This Reflected XSS and CSRF (vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary HTML or JavaScript code on a victims browser and force a end user to execute unwanted actions on a web application in which they're currently authenticated which has high impact to confidentiality, low impact to integrity, no impact to availability, and requires user interaction.

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 7.19.26, 8.5.14, 9.0.1 or later.

See Also

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-97720

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 206798

File Name: confluence_confserver-97720.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/9/2024

Updated: 9/9/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-21690

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/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: 8/15/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/15/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-21690