CVE-2017-9505: atlassian confluence Incorrect Default Permissions
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-9505 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in atlassian confluence. EPSS estimates a 1.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 15-06-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-10-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Atlassian Confluence starting with 4.3.0 before 6.2.1 did not check if a user had permission to view a page when creating a workbox notification about new comments. An attacker who can login to Confluence could receive workbox notifications, which contain the content of comments, for comments added to a page after they started watching it even if they do not have permission to view the page itself.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
1.26%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
70%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.26% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (sec-consult.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Atlassian2 products
- confluence≥ 4.3, < 6.2.1
- confluence_serverVersions of Confluence starting with 4.3.0 before 6.2.1 are affected by this vulnerability.
1 vendor · 2 products