CVE-2016-4317 Cross-site scripting in Atlassian Confluence Server before 5.9.11

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Server allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into the user profile view page.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-4317?

CVE-2016-4317 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Server before 5.9.11, published on 10 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Atlassian Confluence Server before 5.9.11 has XSS on the viewmyprofile.action page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4317?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Atlassian Confluence.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4317?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4317 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2016-4317 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4317 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7ghq-p5xw-vc62.

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