Arbitrary file upload in Atlassian Confluence Data Center

CVE-2020-29450

Affected versions of Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center allow remote attackers to impact the application's availability via a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the avatar upload feature. The affected versions are before version 7.2.0.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.022 (80.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-29450?
CVE-2020-29450 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Data Center, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-01-19.
How severe is CVE-2020-29450?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-29450 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.