Security readout for executives and security teams
This CVE is a cross-site scripting flaw in Atlassian Confluence before 5.10.6. An attacker could inject script or HTML through an attachment rename parameter. The main business risk is compromise of users viewing affected Confluence content, especially where Confluence stores sensitive internal information. Organizations running Atlassian Confluence before 5.10.6 are potentially exposed, especially systems reachable by untrusted users or broad internal audiences. The source bundle does not identify affected hosted products, plugins, or later branches. Prioritize remediation for Confluence systems exposed to the internet or large internal populations. The vulnerability is not listed as actively exploited in the bundle, but public exploit references increase operational risk. Mitigation focus: Upgrade affected Confluence instances to 5.10.6 or later.; Check Atlassian guidance for supported upgrade and backport options.; Limit access to Confluence from untrusted networks where feasible..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 40989CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
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