VDB-99500 · CVE-2016-4317 · BID 97513

Atlassian Confluence Server up to 5.9.10 viewmyprofile.action cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Atlassian Confluence Server up to 5.9.10. Impacted is an unknown function of the file viewmyprofile.action. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-4317. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Atlassian Confluence Server up to 5.9.10 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file viewmyprofile.action. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Atlassian Confluence Server before 5.9.11 has XSS on the viewmyprofile.action page.

The bug was discovered 01/03/2017. The weakness was published 04/10/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-4317 since 04/27/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 96 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11618 (EOL/Obsolete Software: Atlassian Confluence 3.5.x).

Upgrading to version 5.9.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 97513†). Similar entries are available at VDB-60813, VDB-82064, VDB-82065 and VDB-94923. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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OpenVAS ID: 103228
OpenVAS Name: Atlassian Confluence XSS Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Confluence Server 5.9.11

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04/27/2016 🔍
05/27/2016 +30 days 🔍
01/03/2017 +221 days 🔍
04/09/2017 +96 days 🔍
04/10/2017 +1 days 🔍
04/10/2017 +0 days 🔍
08/28/2020 +1236 days 🔍

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Vendor: atlassian.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
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CVE: CVE-2016-4317 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4317
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99500
SecurityFocus: 97513 - Atlassian Confluence 'viewmyprofile.action' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-4317 - Atlassian - Confluence Server - Cross-Site Scripting Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/10/2017 09:51
Updated: 08/28/2020 06:48
Changes: 04/10/2017 09:51 (71), 08/28/2020 06:48 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:E5E:103

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