THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2021-26072
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2021-26072

Confluence Data Center vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
38.8%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
The WidgetConnector plugin in Confluence Server and Confluence Data Center before version 5.8.6 allowed remote attackers to manipulate the content of internal network resources via a blind Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability.
Affected vendor
Atlassian
Affected product
Confluence Data Center
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Published
2021-04-01

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 38.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2021-26072

  • Confirm whether Atlassian Confluence Data Center is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2021-26072.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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