Vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence
CVE-2019-20406
The usage of Tomcat in Confluence on the Microsoft Windows operating system before version 7.0.5, and from version 7.1.0 before version 7.1.1 allows local system attackers who have permission to write a DLL file in a directory in the global path environmental variable variable to inject code & escalate their privileges via a DLL hijacking vulnerability.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Atlassian Confluence
- Atlassian Confluence Data Center — versions unspecified, 7.1.0, unspecified
- Atlassian Confluence Server — versions 7.1.0
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-59428 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-20406?
- CVE-2019-20406 is a high-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-02-06.
- How severe is CVE-2019-20406?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.