What is CVE-2017-18083?

CVE-2017-18083 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-02-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-18083?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Atlassian Confluence

CVE-2017-18083

The editinword resource in Atlassian Confluence Server before version 6.4.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability through the contents of an uploaded file.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (43.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Atlassian Confluence — versions prior to 6.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

security@atlassian.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18083?: CVE-2017-18083 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-02-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-18083?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.