CVE-2019-3396
Published 2019-03-25 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source security@atlassian.com
Summary
CVE-2019-3396 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Server. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by May 3, 2022. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly. Atlassian has 13 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 8 of them linked to ransomware.
All 13 known-exploited Atlassian vulnerabilities →Description
The Widget Connector macro in Atlassian Confluence Server before version 6.6.12 (the fixed version for 6.6.x), from version 6.7.0 before 6.12.3 (the fixed version for 6.12.x), from version 6.13.0 before 6.13.3 (the fixed version for 6.13.x), and from version 6.14.0 before 6.14.2 (the fixed version for 6.14.x), allows remote attackers to achieve path traversal and remote code execution on a Confluence Server or Data Center instance via server-side template injection.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Atlassian — Confluence Server and Data Server
Name: Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability
Date added: 2021-11-03 · Due: 2022-05-03
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152568/Atlassian-Confluence-Widget-Connector-Macro-Velocity-Template-Injection.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161065/Atlassian-Confluence-6.12.1-Template-Injection.html
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/confluence_widget_connector
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-57974
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46731/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152568/Atlassian-Confluence-Widget-Connector-Macro-Velocity-Template-Injection.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161065/Atlassian-Confluence-6.12.1-Template-Injection.html
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/confluence_widget_connector

