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Atlassian Confluence 7.2.x < 9.2.26 / 9.3.x < 10.2.19 / 11.0.0 (CONFSERVER-104507)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 367993

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-104507 advisory.

 - Improper Access Control, Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache Tomcat leads to security constraint bypass if a constraint for a longer path is specified before a more restrictive constraint for a shorter sub-path. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.120, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109.
 Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.25, 10.1.58, 9.0.121, which fixes the issue.
 (CVE-2026-65182)

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 9.2.26, 10.2.19, 11.0.0 or later.

See Also

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-104507

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 367993

File Name: confluence_confserver-104507.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 10/20/2026

Updated: 10/20/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.45

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-65182

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: 10/16/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-65182