Overview
Recently, NSFOCUS CERT detected that Atlassian issued a security announcement and fixed the directory traversal vulnerability in Confluence Data Center and Server (CVE-2024-21677), with a CVSS score of 8.3. Unauthenticated attackers need to interact with users, and exploiting this vulnerability can have a great impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the target system.
Reference link: https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-94604
Scope of Impact
Affected version
- Confluence Data Center = 6.13.x
- 7.17.0 <= Confluence Server <= 7.17.5
- 7.18.0 <= Confluence Data Center and Server <= 7.18.3
- 7.19.0 <= Confluence Data Center and Server <= 7.19.19 LTS
- 7.20.0 <= Confluence Data Center and Server <= 7.20.3
- 8.0.0 <= Confluence Data Center and Server <= 8.0.4
- 8.1.0 <= Confluence Data Center and Server <= 8.1.4
- 8.2.0 <= Confluence Data Center and Server <= 8.2.3
- 8.3.0 <= Confluence Data Center and Server <= 8.3.4
- 8.4.0 <= Confluence Data Center and Server <= 8.4.5
- 8.5.0 <= Confluence Data Center and Server <= 8.5.6 LTS
- 8.6.0 <= Confluence Data Center <= 8.6.2
- 8.7.0 <= Confluence Data Center <= 8.7.2
- Confluence Data Center = 8.8.0
Note: Other older versions that no longer support maintenance are also affected.
Unaffected version
- Confluence Data Center and Server >= 7.19.20 LTS
- Confluence Data Center and Server >= 8.5.7 LTS
- Confluence Data Center >= 8.8.1
Detection
Manual detection
Users can check whether the current Confluence version is affected by this vulnerability by clicking “About Confluence” to view the current version.
Mitigation
Official upgrade
At present, this vulnerability has been officially fixed in the latest version. It is recommended that affected users upgrade to the corresponding version for protection as soon as possible. The official download link: https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/download-archives
Other protective measures
If relevant users cannot perform the upgrade operation for the time being, they can be temporarily relieved by restricting access to the affected system without affecting services.
Statement
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About NSFOCUS
NSFOCUS, Inc., a global network and cyber security leader, protects enterprises and carriers from advanced cyber attacks. The company’s Intelligent Hybrid Security strategy utilizes both cloud and on-premises security platforms, built on a foundation of real-time global threat intelligence, to provide multi-layered, unified and dynamic protection against advanced cyber attacks.
NSFOCUS works with Fortune Global 500 companies, including four of the world’s five largest financial institutions, organizations in insurance, retail, healthcare, critical infrastructure industries as well as government agencies. NSFOCUS has technology and channel partners in more than 60 countries, is a member of both the Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP), and the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA).
A wholly owned subsidiary of NSFOCUS Technologies Group Co., Ltd., the company has operations in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
