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CVE-2021-26085: Atlassian Confluence Server Pre-Authorization Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2021-26085
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.
Affected versions of Atlassian Confluence Server allow remote attackers to view restricted resources via a pre-authorization arbitrary file read vulnerability in the /s/ endpoint.

CSIRTS triage

What
Affected versions of Atlassian Confluence Server allow remote attackers to view restricted resources via a pre-authorization arbitrary file read vulnerability.
Who is affected
Users of Atlassian Confluence Server with vulnerable versions.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update to the latest version of Atlassian Confluence Server.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-03-28
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26085

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-2021-26085coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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