Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU87705

Path traversal in Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server - CVE-2024-21677

Published: March 21, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU87705

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21677

CWE-ID: CWE-22

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.

Affected software

Confluence Data Center
Confluence Server

How to mitigate CVE-2024-21677

Install update from vendor's website.

Confluence Data Center - addressed in versions 7.19.20, 8.5.7, 8.8.1
Confluence Server - addressed in versions 7.19.20, 8.5.7

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