Path traversal in Confluence Data Center and Server

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU87705

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21677

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Atlassian Confluence Server: 7.17.0 - 8.8.0

Confluence Data Center: 7.17.0 - 8.8.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:atlassian_confluence_server:8.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:atlassian_confluence_server:8.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:atlassian_confluence_server:8.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:atlassian_confluence_server:8.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:atlassian_confluence_server:8.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:atlassian_confluence_server:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:atlassian_confluence_server:8.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:atlassian_confluence_server:8.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:atlassian_confluence_server:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:atlassian_confluence_server:7.19.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:atlassian_confluence_server:7.20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:atlassian_confluence_server:7.18.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:atlassian_confluence_server:7.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:8.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:8.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:8.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:8.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:8.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:8.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:8.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:7.19.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:7.20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:7.18.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:7.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1369444862
http://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-94604

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.