Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Jun 15, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-9505
CVE-2017-9505
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.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=4.3,<6.2.1
- (no CPE)range: >=4.3.0, <6.2.1
- (no CPE)range: Versions of Confluence starting with 4.3.0 before 6.2.1 are affected by this vulnerability.
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References
3- www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20170613-0_Atlassian_Confluence_Access_Restriction_Bypass_v10.txtnvdExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99086nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-52560nvdMitigationVendor Advisory
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