Injection in Atlassian Confluence Server
Priority LOW 25CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Affected versions of Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center allowed remote attackers with system administration permissions to bypass velocity template injection mitigations via an injection vulnerability in custom user macros. The affected versions are before version 7.4.5, and from version 7.5.0 before 7.5.1.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01515 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Confluence Server (Atlassian): 7.4.5, 7.5.1Confluence Data Center (Atlassian): 7.4.5, 7.5.1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlassian | Confluence Server | before 7.4.5; 7.5.0 and later; before 7.5.1 | 7.4.5, 7.5.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Atlassian | Confluence Data Center | before 7.4.5; 7.5.0 and later; before 7.5.1 | 7.4.5, 7.5.1 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Confluence Server (Atlassian) Fixed in 7.4.5, 7.5.1
- Fix · CNA Confluence Data Center (Atlassian) Fixed in 7.4.5, 7.5.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-4027
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jp4c-chxh-7gcg
References
More Atlassian Confluence vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2020-4027 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-4027 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jp4c-chxh-7gcg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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