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 wh…
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.972 (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.