Detections
Analytics

Atlassian Confluence 9.0.1 < 9.2.1 / 9.3.1 < 9.4.0 / 9.5.x < 9.5.1 / 10.0.x < 10.0.2 / 10.1.0 / 10.2.0 (CONFSERVER-101574)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 283727

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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-101574 advisory.

 - Prototype pollution vulnerability in function parseQuery in parseQuery.js in webpack loader-utils via the name variable in parseQuery.js. This affects all versions prior to 1.4.1 and 2.0.3. (CVE-2022-37601)

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 9.2.1, 9.4.0, 9.5.1, 10.0.2, 10.1.0, 10.2.0 or later.

See Also

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-101574

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 283727

File Name: confluence_confserver-101574.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/14/2026

Updated: 1/14/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-37601

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/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: 12/4/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/12/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-37601