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CVE-2019-3398: Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center Path Traversal Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2019-3398
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
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.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Atlassianproduct: Confluence Server and Data CenterPath traversalRemote code execution
What
Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center contain a path traversal vulnerability that may allow a privileged, remote attacker to write files, potentially leading to remote code execution.
Who is affected
Deployments of Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Apply the latest security updates for Confluence.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2021-11-03
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3398

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2019-3398coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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