CVE-2024-21683
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V3.1EPSS Score
v2025.03.14There is a 94.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
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Description
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.
Available Exploits
Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server - Remote Code Execution
Detects a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Confluence Data Center and Server versions prior to X.X (affected versions). This issue allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code.
References:
- https://confluence.atlassian.com/security/security-bulletin-may-21-2024-1387867145.html
- https://realalphaman.substack.com/p/quick-note-about-cve-2024-21683-authenticated
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21683
- https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1387867145
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-95832
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Advisory Details
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CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 22, 2024, Modified: May 12, 2025