Atlassian Confluence 7.13.x / 7.19.x < 7.19.16 (CONFSERVER-93179)

high Nessus Plugin ID 186177

Synopsis

The remote Atlassian Confluence host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of Atlassian Confluence Server running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CONFSERVER-93179 advisory.

- A vulnerability in Batik of Apache XML Graphics allows an attacker to run untrusted Java code from an SVG.
This issue affects Apache XML Graphics prior to 1.16. It is recommended to update to version 1.16.
(CVE-2022-41704)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Atlassian Confluence version 7.19.16 or later.

See Also

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-93179

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 186177

File Name: confluence_confserver-93179.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 11/22/2023

Updated: 3/29/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-41704

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:atlassian:confluence

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Atlassian Confluence

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/3/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/25/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-41704

IAVA: 2024-A-0175