CVE-2015-8398 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence before 5.8.17 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HT…
published 2016-04-11 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-8280
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence before 5.8.17 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to rest/prototype/1/session/check.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-39170)
- Published
Exploit prediction
2.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-39170 Atlassian Confluence 5.2/5.8.14/5.8.15 - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2016-01-05
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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exploit-db.com
/exploits/39170/
exploit
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/537232/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-8398
- NVD CVE-2015-8398
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