TI-2017-06912 Aliases CVE-2017-9505 GHSA-rc74-f3xq-gqpx

Incorrect default permissions in Atlassian Confluence Server

LOW 23CWE-276Published 2017-06-15 · Updated 2024-10-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Atlassian Confluence starting with 4.3.0 before 6.2.1 did not check if a user had permission to view a page when creating a workbox notification about new comments. An attacker who can login to Confluence could receive workbox notifications, which contain the content of comments, for comments added to a page after they started watching it even if they do not have permission to view the page itself.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01264 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Atlassian	Confluence Server	Versions of Confluence starting with 4.3.0 before 6.2.1 are affected by this vulnerability.	—	No fix listed	CNA

Confluence Server VendorAtlassian Affected Versions of Confluence starting with 4.3.0 before 6.2.1 are affected by this vulnerability. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence::::::::	4.3 to before 6.2.1	Vulnerable	Atlassian

cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 to before 6.2.1 Vulnerable ·Atlassian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9505
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rc74-f3xq-gqpx

References

Exploit 1

https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20170613-0_Atlassian_Confluence_Access_Restriction_Bypass_v10.txt

Advisory 1

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-52560

TI-2012-02540 Atlassian JIRA before 5.0.1; Confluence before 3.5.16, 4.0 before 4.0.7, and 4.1 before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2015-06919 Atlassian Confluence before 5.8.17 allows remote authenticated users to read… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.3
TI-2019-02553 Server-side request forgery in Atlassian Confluence Server CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2019-02552 Path traversal in Atlassian Confluence Server CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2019-14640 Uncontrolled search path in Atlassian Confluence Data Center CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2019-11192 There was a man-in-the-middle (MITM) vulnerability present in the Confluence Previews… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

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Sources

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