Detections
Analytics

Atlassian Confluence 7.19.x < 7.19.29 / 7.20.x < 8.5.17 / 8.6.x < 8.9.8 / 9.0.x < 9.1.0 / 9.2.0 (CONFSERVER-98300)

high Nessus Plugin ID 213297

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-98300 advisory.

 - A vulnerability was found in the minimatch package. This flaw allows a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) when calling the braceExpand function with specific arguments, resulting in a Denial of Service. (CVE-2022-3517)

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 7.19.29, 8.5.17, 8.9.8, 9.1.0, 9.2.0 or later.

See Also

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-98300

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 213297

File Name: confluence_confserver-98300.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 12/20/2024

Updated: 12/20/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-3517

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: 10/23/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-3517