CVEs / CVE-2019-3398
CVE-2019-3398: Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center Path Traversal Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Nov 2021
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center contain a path traversal vulnerability in the downloadallattachments resource that may allow a privileged, remote attacker to write files. Exploitation can lead to remote code execution.
Description
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Atlassian Confluence | from 2.0.0, before unspecified | unspecified |
| Atlassian Confluence | from unspecified, before 6.6.13 | 6.6.13 |
| Atlassian Confluence | from 6.7.0, before unspecified | unspecified |
| Atlassian Confluence | from unspecified, before 6.12.4 | 6.12.4 |
| Atlassian Confluence | from 6.13.0, before unspecified | unspecified |
| Atlassian Confluence | from unspecified, before 6.13.4 | 6.13.4 |
| Atlassian Confluence | from 6.14.0, before unspecified | unspecified |
| Atlassian Confluence | from unspecified, before 6.14.3 | 6.14.3 |
| Atlassian Confluence | from 6.15.0, before unspecified | unspecified |
| Atlassian Confluence | from unspecified, before 6.15.2 | 6.15.2 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 3 Nov 2021 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 3 May 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
References
- CVE-2019-3398 on NVD
- CVE-2019-3398 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152616/Confluence-Server-Data-Center-Path-Traversal.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155235/Atlassian-Confluence-6.15.1-Directory-Traversal.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155245/Atlassian-Confluence-6.15.1-Directory-Traversal.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108067 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-58102 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/33 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-3398 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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