Atlassian Confluence < 7.19.18 / 8.5.x < 8.5.5 / 8.7.x < 8.7.2 / 8.8.0 (CONFSERVER-98413)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 214217

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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-98413 advisory:

- Affected versions of Atlassian Confluence Data Center in Windows installations contain a security misconfiguration in which the confluence.cfg.xml file is readable by users in the BUILTIN/Users group by default. An attacker with local access to the Windows host with Confluence Data Center installed within the BUILTIN/Users group can read sensitive information within the confluence.cfg.xml configuration file which could lead to local privilege escalation as the Confluence installation user.

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 214217

File Name: confluence_confserver-98413.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/15/2025

Updated: 1/15/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Score based on analysis of the vendor advisory.

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:atlassian:confluence

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Atlassian Confluence

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/1/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/1/2024

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