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TI-2024-14407 Aliases CVE-2024-21703GHSA-gmcv-67g3-vrwj

Incorrect permission assignment in Atlassian Confluence Data Center

Priority LOW 30CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

This Medium severity Security Misconfiguration vulnerability was introduced in version 8.8.1 of Confluence Data Center and Server for Windows installations. This Security Misconfiguration vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 6.4 allows an authenticated attacker of the Windows host to read sensitive information about the Confluence Data Center configuration which has high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability, and no user interaction. Atlassian recommends that Confluence Data Center and Server customers upgrade to the latest version, if you are unable to do so, upgrade your instance to one of the specified supported fixed versions: * Confluence Data Center and Server 7.19: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 7.19.18 * Confluence Data Center and Server 8.5: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 8.5.5 * Confluence Data Center and Server 8.7: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 8.7.2 * Confluence Data Center and Server 8.8: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 8.8.0 See the release notes (https://confluence.atlassian.com/conf88/confluence-release-notes-1354501008.html ). You can download the latest version of Confluence Data Center and Server from the download center (https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/download-archives ). This vulnerability was reported via our Atlassian Bug Bounty Program by Chris Elliot.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00201 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Confluence Data Center (Atlassian): 8.8.0 to 8.8.1, 8.7.2, 8.5.5 to 8.5.17 +1Confluence Server (Atlassian): 8.5.5 to 8.5.17, 7.19.18 to 7.19.29

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AtlassianConfluence Data Center8.7.18.8.0 to 8.8.1, 8.7.2, 8.5.5 to 8.5.17, 7.19.18 to 7.19.29Patch availableCNA
AtlassianConfluence Server—8.5.5 to 8.5.17, 7.19.18 to 7.19.29Patch availableCNA
  • Confluence Data Center VendorAtlassian Affected 8.7.1 Fixed in 8.8.0 to 8.8.1, 8.7.2, 8.5.5 to 8.5.17, 7.19.18 to 7.19.29 Patch available CNA
  • Confluence Server VendorAtlassian Affected — Fixed in 8.5.5 to 8.5.17, 7.19.18 to 7.19.29 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 7.19.18; 8.5 to before 8.5.5; 8.7 to before 8.7.2VulnerableAtlassian
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 7.19.18; 8.0.0 to before 8.5.5VulnerableAtlassian
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.19.18; 8.5 to before 8.5.5; 8.7 to before 8.7.2 Vulnerable ·Atlassian
  • cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.19.18; 8.0.0 to before 8.5.5 Vulnerable ·Atlassian
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Confluence Data Center (Atlassian) Fixed in 8.8.0 to 8.8.1, 8.7.2, 8.5.5 to 8.5.17, 7.19.18 to 7.19.29
  • Fix · CNA Confluence Server (Atlassian) Fixed in 8.5.5 to 8.5.17, 7.19.18 to 7.19.29

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21703
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gmcv-67g3-vrwj

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-08765 Injection in Atlassian Confluence Data Center KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-08757 Improper input validation in Atlassian Confluence Data Center KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09596 Expression language injection in Atlassian Confluence Data Center KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-08036 Expression language injection in Atlassian Confluence Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-67904 Arbitrary file access in Atlassian Data Center products KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2023-08759 Incorrect authorization in Atlassian Confluence Data Center KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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