CVE-2016-6283 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence before 5.10.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HT…
published 2017-01-18 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-7213
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.2%
- EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-40989)
- Published
Exploit prediction
3.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-40989 Atlassian Confluence < 5.10.6 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2017-01-04
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/40989/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/95288
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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packetstormsecurity.com
/files/140363/Atlassian-Confluence-5.9.12-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/12
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/3
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-6283
- NVD CVE-2016-6283
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