CVE-2019-3396 is a vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence
Published on March 25, 2019
The Widget Connector macro in Atlassian Confluence Server before version 6.6.12 (the fixed version for 6.6.x), from version 6.7.0 before 6.12.3 (the fixed version for 6.12.x), from version 6.13.0 before 6.13.3 (the fixed version for 6.13.x), and from version 6.14.0 before 6.14.2 (the fixed version for 6.14.x), allows remote attackers to achieve path traversal and remote code execution on a Confluence Server or Data Center instance via server-side template injection.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Remote code execution via Widget Connector macro Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Allows remote attackers to achieve path traversal and remote code execution on a Confluence Server or Data Center instance via server-side template injection.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by May 3, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2019-3396 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors in an automatable fashion. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2019-3396 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2019-3396
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Affected Versions
Atlassian Confluence Server:- Version unspecified and below 6.6.12 is affected.
- Version 6.7.0 and below unspecified is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 6.12.3 is affected.
- Version next of 6.13.0 and below unspecified is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 6.13.3 is affected.
- Version next of 6.14.0 and below unspecified is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 6.14.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.