XSS in Atlassian Confluence Data Center

CVE-2024-21686

This High severity Stored XSS vulnerability was introduced in versions 7.13 of Confluence Data Center and Server. This Stored XSS vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.3, allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary HTML or JavaScript code on a victims browser which has high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, no impact to availability, and requires user interaction. Atlassian recommends that Confluence Data Center and Server customers upgrade to latest version, if you are unable to do so, upgrade your instance to one of the specified supported fixed versions listed on this CVE See the release notes (https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-release-notes-327.html). You can download the latest version of Confluence Data Center and Server from the download center (https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/download-archives). This vulnerability was reported via our Bug Bounty program.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-21686: held from 0.009 to 0.009.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

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Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21686?
CVE-2024-21686 is a high-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Data Center, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2024-07-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-21686?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.