CVE-2024-21703

6.4 · MEDIUM

Published Nov 27, 2024 atlassian CWE-732 EPSS 0.20% (10th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-21703 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting atlassian confluence_data_center. It was published on November 27, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

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

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from atlassian. Update confluence_data_center to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
atlassian	confluence_data_center	>= 0, < 7.19.18	Affected
atlassian	confluence_server	>= 0, < 7.19.18	Affected

References

Ref jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-98413

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-21703?

CVE-2024-21703 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting atlassian confluence_data_center. It was published on November 27, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-21703?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-21703?

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