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CVE-2021-43940

UNKNOWN
Published 2022-02-15T03:15:09.899432Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.8
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.000
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.127
Higher than 12.7% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

Affected versions of Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center allow authenticated local attackers to achieve elevated privileges on the local system via a DLL Hijacking vulnerability in the Confluence installer. This vulnerability only affects installations of Confluence Server and Data Center on Windows. The affected versions are before version 7.4.10, and from version 7.5.0 before 7.12.3.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Atlassian

Confluence Server

Affected Versions:

unspecified 7.5.0 unspecified
Atlassian

Confluence Data Center

Affected Versions:

unspecified 7.5.0 unspecified
atlassian

confluence_data_center

Affected Versions:

0 7.5.0
atlassian

confluence_server

Affected Versions:

0 7.5.0

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-fv2j-f74f-8cgr

Advisory Details

Affected versions of Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center allow authenticated local attackers to achieve elevated privileges on the local system via a DLL Hijacking vulnerability in the Confluence installer. The affected versions are before version 7.4.10, and from version 7.5.0 before 7.12.3.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

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

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43940
WEB https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-66550

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: February 16, 2022, Modified: May 1, 2022

References

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-66550
Published: 2022-02-15T03:15:09.899432Z
Last Modified: 2024-10-08T16:38:51.537Z
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