Atlassian Confluence 7.20.x < 8.5.9 Cross-Site Scripting

high Web App Scanning Plugin ID 114378

Synopsis

Atlassian Confluence 7.20.x < 8.5.9 Cross-Site Scripting

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the Atlassian Confluence application running on the remote host is prior to 7.19.22, 7.20.x prior to 8.5.9 or 8.6.x prior to 8.9.1. It is, therefore, affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Atlassian Confluence version 8.5.9 or later.

See Also

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-96134

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 114378

Type: remote

Published: 7/18/2024

Updated: 9/6/2024

Scan Template: api, basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-21686

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-21686

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/16/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/16/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-21686