Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2017-16856
The RSS Feed macro in Atlassian Confluence before version 6.5.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in various rss properties which were used as links without restriction on their scheme.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
6.1
MEDIUM
EPSS Probability:0.81%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Evaluating Threat Landscape...
Assessing known weaponization, exploitation telemetry, and federal advisories.
Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Atlassian | Confluence | All versions prior to version 6.5.2 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.809%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Atlassian · Vendor · Australia |
| Reserved | 2017-11-16T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2017-12-05T16:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2017-12-05 |
| Last Updated | 2024-09-16T23:10:55 |
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