Atlassian Confluence up to 7.0.4/7.1.0 on Windows DLL untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Atlassian Confluence up to 7.0.4/7.1.0 on Windows. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component DLL Handler. Performing a manipulation results in untrusted search path. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2019-20406. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Atlassian Confluence up to 7.0.4/7.1.0 on Windows. This affects an unknown function of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The usage of Tomcat in Confluence on the Microsoft Windows operating system before version 7.0.5, and from version 7.1.0 before version 7.1.1 allows local system attackers who have permission to write a DLL file in a directory in the global path environmental variable variable to inject code & escalate their privileges via a DLL hijacking vulnerability.

The weakness was released 02/06/2020. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-20406 since 01/23/2020. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 7.0.5 or 7.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Confluence 7.0.5/7.1.1

Timelineinfo

01/23/2020 🔍
02/06/2020 +14 days 🔍
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05/10/2025 +1920 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: atlassian.com

Advisory: jira.atlassian.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-20406 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-20406
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-149751

Entryinfo

Created: 02/06/2020 13:13
Updated: 05/10/2025 18:38
Changes: 02/06/2020 13:13 (38), 02/06/2020 13:18 (17), 03/28/2024 17:35 (18), 05/10/2025 18:38 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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