6.1

CVE-2017-16856: atlassian confluence

Modified
Published 05-12-2017Last modified 16-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-16856 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in atlassian confluence. EPSS estimates a 0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.81%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-12-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The RSS Feed macro in Atlassian Confluence before version 6.5.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in various rss properties which were used as links without restriction on their scheme.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.81%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

57%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.81% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Atlassian1 product
  • confluenceAll versions prior to version 6.5.2 | < 6.5.2

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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