CVE-2016-6283 EXPLOIT
6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 3.2% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence before 5.10.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the newFileName parameter to pages/doeditattachment.action.
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 | 3.17% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-01-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| atlassian | confluence |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Atlassian Confluence < 5.10.6 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting | 2017-01-04 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140363/Atlassian-Confluence-5.9.12-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/12
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95288
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40989/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140363/Atlassian-Confluence-5.9.12-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/12
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95288
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40989/
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