Detections
Analytics

Atlassian Confluence 7.19.0 < 8.5.10 / 8.6.x < 9.2.5 / 9.3.x < 9.3.1 / 9.4.x < 9.5.1 / 10.0.x < 10.0.2 / 10.1.0 / 10.2.0 (CONFSERVER-101478)

high Nessus Plugin ID 282639

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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-101478 advisory.

 - An Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (Link Following) and Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (Path Traversal). This vulnerability occurs when extracting a maliciously crafted tar file, which can result in unauthorized file writes or overwrites outside the intended extraction directory. The issue is associated with index.js in the tar-fs package. This issue affects tar-fs: from 0.0.0 before 1.16.4, from 2.0.0 before 2.1.2, from 3.0.0 before 3.0.8. (CVE-2024-12905)

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 8.5.10, 9.2.5, 9.3.1, 9.5.1, 10.0.2, 10.1.0, 10.2.0 or later.

See Also

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-101478

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 282639

File Name: confluence_confserver-101478.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/13/2026

Updated: 1/13/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-12905

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:atlassian:confluence

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Atlassian Confluence

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-12905