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CVE-2021-26084

In affected versions of Confluence Server and Data Center, an OGNL injection vulnerability exists that would allow an unauthenticated attack

Affects Confluence Server and Data Center before 6.13.23, 6.14.0 to before 7.4.11, 7.5.0 to before 7.11.6, and 7.12.0 to before 7.12.5. Fixed in 6.13.23, 7.4.11, 7.11.6, 7.12.5, and 7.13.0.

Published
Last modified
published
Listed in CISA KEV
Actively exploited
Fix
Fixed in 6.13.23, 7.4.11, 7.11.6, 7.12.5
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

Confluence Server and Data Center, Atlassian's self-hosted collaboration and wiki software, are affected. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this flaw to run arbitrary code on the server, potentially gaining full control of the Confluence instance and its data.

Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.

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In affected versions of Confluence Server and Data Center, an OGNL injection vulnerability exists that would allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a Confluence Server or Data Center instance. The affected versions are before version 6.13.23, from version 6.14.0 before 7.4.11, from version 7.5.0 before 7.11.6, and from version 7.12.0 before 7.12.5.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated
  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • Atlassian Confluence Server

    From unspecified · fixed in 6.13.23; From 6.14.0 · fixed in unspecified; From unspecified · fixed in 7.4.11; From 7.5.0 · fixed in unspecified; From unspecified · fixed in 7.11.6; From 7.12.0 · fixed in unspecified; From unspecified · fixed in 7.12.5

  • Atlassian Confluence Data Center

    From unspecified · fixed in 6.13.23; From 6.14.0 · fixed in unspecified; From unspecified · fixed in 7.4.11; From 7.5.0 · fixed in unspecified; From unspecified · fixed in 7.11.6; From 7.12.0 · fixed in unspecified; From unspecified · fixed in 7.12.5

References 2

jira.atlassian.com

packetstormsecurity.com

FAQ

Questions about CVE-2021-26084

What does this mean?

The bug is an OGNL injection flaw, meaning Confluence can be made to evaluate attacker-supplied OGNL expressions. The advisory says an unauthenticated attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code on the Confluence Server or Data Center instance.Source: jira.atlassian.com

Am I affected, and how do I check?

Affected versions are Confluence Server and Confluence Data Center before 6.13.23, 6.14.0 up to before 7.4.11, 7.5.0 up to before 7.11.6, and 7.12.0 up to before 7.12.5. Compare the installed version against these ranges.Source: jira.atlassian.com

What should I do about it?

Upgrade to the fixed release for your version line: 6.13.23, 7.4.11, 7.11.6, 7.12.5, or 7.13.0.Source: jira.atlassian.com

Is it being exploited?

Yes. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03, which means it has evidence of attacks. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cisa.gov, cve.now feed data