CVE-2016-6283

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence before 5.10.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the newFileName parameter to pages/doeditattachment.action.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.15% Top 15%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95288 vdb entry third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140363/Atlassian-Confluence-5.9.12-Cross-Site-Scripting.html vdb entry third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/12 third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/3 third party advisory mailing list
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40989/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6283?
CVE-2016-6283 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6283?
To fix CVE-2016-6283, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6283 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-6283 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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