Stored cross-site scripting in Confluence Server and Confluence Data Center - CVE-2024-21686
Published: July 28, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94796
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21686
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Affected software
Confluence Server
Confluence Data Center
Confluence Data Center
How to mitigate CVE-2024-21686
Install update from vendor's website.
Confluence Server - addressed in versions 7.19.22, 8.5.9, 8.9.1
Confluence Data Center - addressed in versions 7.19.22, 8.5.9, 8.9.1
Confluence Data Center - addressed in versions 7.19.22, 8.5.9, 8.9.1