Path Traversal in Atlassian Confluence
CVE-2019-3398
Confluence Server and Data Center had a path traversal vulnerability in the downloadallattachments resource. A remote attacker who has permission to add attachments to pages and / or blogs or to create a new space or a personal space or who has 'Admin' permissions for a space can exploit this path traversal vulnerability to write files to arbitrary locations which can lead to remote code execution on systems that run a vulnerable version of Confluence Server or Data Center. All versions of Confluence Server from 2.0.0 before 6.6.13 (the fixed version for 6.6.x), from 6.7.0 before 6.12.4 (the fixed version for 6.12.x), from 6.13.0 before 6.13.4 (the fixed version for 6.13.x), from 6.14.0 before 6.14.3 (the fixed version for 6.14.x), and from 6.15.0 before 6.15.2 are affected by this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.968 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Atlassian Confluence — versions 2.0.0, unspecified, 6.7.0
- Atlassian Confluence_server
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@atlassian.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security@atlassian.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@atlassian.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@atlassian.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
- security@atlassian.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@atlassian.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-3398?
- CVE-2019-3398 is a high-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-04-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-3398?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-3398 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2019-3398 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 18 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.