CVE-2015-8398 EXPLOIT
6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.2% (pctl 82)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence before 5.8.17 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to rest/prototype/1/session/check.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.1 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.15% — more likely to be exploited than 82% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-04-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| atlassian | confluence |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Atlassian Confluence 5.2/5.8.14/5.8.15 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2016-01-05 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD