CVE-2024-21683 [High] | Code Injection in Confluence Data Center

This High severity RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability was introduced in version 5.2 of Confluence Data Center and Server. This RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.2, allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code which has high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability, and requires no user interaction. Atlassian recommends that Confluence Data Center and Server customers upgrade to latest version. If you are unable to do so, upgrade your instance to one of the specified supported fixed versions. See the release notes https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-release-notes-327.html You can download the latest version of Confluence Data Center and Server from the download center https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/download-archives. This vulnerability was found internally.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-11-23	94.16%	94.05%	-0.11%
2	2025-11-21	93.05%	94.16%	+1.11%
3	2025-11-18	—	93.05%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-11-23

94.16%

94.05%

-0.11%

2025-11-21

93.05%

94.16%

+1.11%

2025-11-18

—

93.05%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
8.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.8	5.9	[email protected]
8.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.8	5.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

8.8

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.8

5.9

[email protected]

8.8

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.8

5.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-21683

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
atlassian	confluence_data_center	>= 7.19.0, < 7.19.24	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:::::lts:::*
atlassian	confluence_data_center	>= 7.20.0, <= 7.20.3	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center::::::::
atlassian	confluence_data_center	>= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.4	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center::::::::
atlassian	confluence_data_center	>= 8.1.0, <= 8.1.4	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center::::::::
atlassian	confluence_data_center	>= 8.2.0, <= 8.2.3	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center::::::::
atlassian	confluence_data_center	>= 8.3.0, <= 8.3.4	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center::::::::
atlassian	confluence_data_center	>= 8.4.0, <= 8.4.5	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center::::::::
atlassian	confluence_data_center	>= 8.5.0, < 8.5.11	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:::::lts:::*
atlassian	confluence_data_center	>= 8.6.0, <= 8.6.2	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center::::::::
atlassian	confluence_data_center	>= 8.9.0, < 8.9.3	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center::::::::
atlassian	confluence_data_center	8.7.1	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:8.7.1:::::::*
atlassian	confluence_data_center	8.7.2	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:8.7.2:::::::*
atlassian	confluence_data_center	8.8.0	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:8.8.0:::::::*
atlassian	confluence_data_center	8.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:8.8.1:::::::*
atlassian	confluence_server	>= 7.19.0, < 7.19.24	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:::::lts:::*
atlassian	confluence_server	>= 7.20.0, <= 7.20.3	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server::::::::
atlassian	confluence_server	>= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.4	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server::::::::
atlassian	confluence_server	>= 8.1.0, <= 8.1.4	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server::::::::
atlassian	confluence_server	>= 8.2.0, <= 8.2.3	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server::::::::
atlassian	confluence_server	>= 8.3.0, <= 8.3.4	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server::::::::
atlassian	confluence_server	>= 8.4.0, <= 8.4.5	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server::::::::
atlassian	confluence_server	>= 8.5.0, < 8.5.11	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:::::lts:::*
atlassian	confluence_server	>= 8.6.0, <= 8.6.2	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server::::::::
atlassian	confluence_server	>= 8.9.0, <= 8.9.2	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server::::::::
atlassian	confluence_server	8.7.1	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:8.7.1:::::::*
atlassian	confluence_server	8.7.2	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:8.7.2:::::::*
atlassian	confluence_server	8.8.0	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:8.8.0:::::::*
atlassian	confluence_server	8.8.1	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:8.8.1:::::::*
atlassian	fisheye	>= 4.8.0, < 4.8.15	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:fisheye::::::::
atlassian	crucible	>= 4.8.0, < 4.8.15	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:crucible::::::::
atlassian	jira_data_center	>= 9.4.0, < 9.4.21	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_data_center:::::lts:::*
atlassian	jira_data_center	>= 9.12.0, < 9.12.8	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_data_center:::::lts:::*
atlassian	jira_server	>= 9.4.0, < 9.4.21	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_server:::::lts:::*
atlassian	jira_server	>= 9.12.0, < 9.12.8	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_server:::::lts:::*
atlassian	jira_service_management	>= 5.4.0, < 5.4.21	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_service_management:::::data_center:::*
atlassian	jira_service_management	>= 5.12.0, < 5.12.8	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_service_management:::::data_center:::*
atlassian	jira_service_management	>= 5.15.2, < 5.16.0	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_service_management:::::data_center:::*
atlassian	jira_service_management	>= 5.4.0, < 5.4.21	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_service_management:::::server:::*
atlassian	jira_service_management	>= 5.12.0, < 5.12.8	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_service_management:::::server:::*
atlassian	jira_service_management	5.15.2	cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:jira_service_management:5.15.2::::server:::

References for CVE-2024-21683

URL	Tags
https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1409286211	Vendor Advisory
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-95832	Issue Tracking

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CVE-2024-21683

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-21683

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-21683

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-21683

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-21683

References for CVE-2024-21683