Security enhancement: do not allow POST parameters to be used in GETs

My company's security team ran a vulnerability scan against our JIRA and found this issue. They advised me to bring it to your attention as an opportunity to improve security. Summary: quote Some web frameworks collapse the POST and GET parameters into a single collection. This is a flawed design...

Default application configuration files are available for download

h3. Summary of The Bug By browsing to the following URL path user would be able to download any files under /confluence/WEB-INF/... code/s/1519/3/1.0//WEB-INF/...code The above URL will be accessible by any users including anonymous even to an instance that does not allow anonymous access h5. Not...

XSS bug in detail view epic name lozenge rendering

6.1 introduced an xss bug in the detail view, more specifically in the epic field that displays to which epic an issue belongs to...

Reflected xss in the System Notifications administration resource

The System Notifications administration resource is vulnerable to reflected xss through the url used to address the resource and any included parameters. For example: 1. http://localhost:8085/admin19279%27%20+%20alert%281%29%20+%27//904/viewSystemNotifications.action 2...

persistent xss in a user's username within mentions within comments

A user's username is injected into the "rel" attribute of the user mention link without being encoded properly. This means that if the username contains a " character then new attributes can be injected into the user mention link element. Hence, providing a persistent xss vector. To reproduce thi...

Potential persistent xss in fixCaseInNotifications.jsp

There is a difficult to exploit XSS in fixCaseInNotifications.jsp. We could not get it to trigger, but there are some scenarios where unescaped data can be displayed through fix method correctName, userNameToFix. The relevant code is as follows: code NotificationCaseFixer caseFixer = new...

Accidental XSRF and DoS consumption-of-space issue

We experienced an unusual growth of our nonspaced attachments that appears to be a DoS vunerability both in an accidental way with a workaround and intentional not easily worked around. This is under Confluence 4.0, but appears to probably apply to 4.3.1 as well. It appears the growing nonspaced...

Add an option in User Directory settings to make an SSL LDAP connection but without verifying that the hostname and certificate match

panel:bgColor=e7f4fa NOTE: This suggestion is for JIRA Server. Using JIRA Cloud? See the corresponding suggestion|http://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRACLOUD-29213. panel Starting JIRA 5.1, the embedded crowd has been upgraded from version 2.3.2 to 2.4. This includes the security fix CWD-2690 won't...

XSS (reflected) in rankVMID parameter of GetRankPage.jspa

As per https://sdog.jira.com/browse/JSTDEV-2110 Targets:...

User can upload attachments to restricted pages that adopt restrictions from parent page

Users that should have no access to restricted pages that adopt restrictions from the parent page are able to upload attachments if they know the page ID. How to reproduce: 1. Create 2 users, user1 and user2 2. Create a page with user1 and set the page view and edit restrictions to "Me" 3. Create...

persistent xss through flash swf file attachment download

It is possible to upload a flash swf file which when the attachment 'download' url is visited the flash swf file is executed in the browser and as such can use ExternalInterface.call method to inject javascript defined in the swf file into the browser...

admin/fixCaseInNotifications.jsp lacks an XSRF token to start 'notifications fix'

admin/fixCaseInNotifications.jsp does not require a csrf to start 'notifications fix'. When fixing this issue, please ensure that the JSP is converted to an action or deleted - we don't want to have to maintain our XSRF infrastructure in JSPs...

admin/createMissingPersonalInfo.jsp lacks an XSRF token to trigger "build Personal Information objects"

admin/createMissingPersonalInfo.jsp doesn't require a csrf token to trigger "build Personal Information objects". When fixing this issue, please ensure that the JSP is converted to an action or deleted - we don't want to have to maintain our XSRF infrastructure in JSPs...

Confluence does not respect HTTPS in Server Base URL when 301 redirecting

We have Confluence setup behind an Apache reverse proxy and our Server Base URL is set to "https://confluence...". However, when Confluence sends out a 301, it always sends the Location: http://confluence..., which then gets redirected by Apache to https://confluence... Confluence should respect...

deletion of a comment with a security setting sends a notification to all watchers and the history tab

As a non-atlassian developer, I saw a deletion notification for a comment that I was restricted from viewing. That seems like a security leak. It would be annoying if we're trying to hide discussion from certain users for them to see that the discussion is happening at all, it would raise questio...

deletion of a comment with a security setting sends a notification to all watchers and the history tab

As a non-atlassian developer, I saw a deletion notification for a comment that I was restricted from viewing. That seems like a security leak. It would be annoying if we're trying to hide discussion from certain users for them to see that the discussion is happening at all, it would raise questio...

Disable browser password save on Admin page in Firefox

panel:bgColor=e7f4fa NOTE: This suggestion is for Confluence Cloud. Using Confluence Server? See the corresponding suggestion|http://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-25008. panel In Chrome, Safari and IE there is no browser prompt to store the password but on Firefox both Mac and Windows I ge...

RSS feed over entire site gives information on restricted pages the user should not see

A customer has reported this issue via a comment on the documentation: http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Working+with+RSS+Feeds?focusedCommentId=276627497comment-276627497 quote When someone has an RSS feed covering the whole Confluence instance, he is informed about changes in restrict...

Do not show registered users in quick search to anonymous users

panel:bgColor=e7f4fa NOTE: This suggestion is for Confluence Cloud. Using Confluence Server? See the corresponding suggestion|http://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-23985. panel Registered users appears in quick search, even when it's a search made by anonymous...

Do not show registered users in quick search to anonymous users

panel:bgColor=e7f4fa NOTE: This suggestion is for Confluence Server. Using Confluence Cloud? See the corresponding suggestion|http://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-23985. panel Registered users appears in quick search, even when it's a search made by anonymous...

XSS vulnerability in /agent/viewAgent.action resource

We have identified and fixed a reflected cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability in the Bamboo viewAgent.action resource. This issue is reported in our security advisory on this page: https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/rQP5FQ You can read more about XSS attacks at:...

make space admin able to see restricted pages in his own space

This is a request to make space admins able to see the content of restricted pages in their own spaces. Currently only confluence-administrators can do that...

GeneralUtil.htmlEscapeQuotes should be annotated HtmlSafe

The GeneralUtil.htmlEscapeQuotes method outputs HTML and thus should be annotated as @HtmlSafe. Not doing so causes its output to be double escaped when automatic escaping is enabled for the plugin/velocity template...

When configured for Internal Database with LDAP for Authentication Only, Confluence does not check the LDAP when authenticating users

Configured Confluence to keep and manage users in its internal database, but to first try to use LDAP for authentication only, via the new interface. Debug output suggests Confluence is not bothering to check the LDAP at any point during the authentication process. More detail is available here:...

"Forgot Password" feature should not reveal that a given username exists within Confluence for security reason

It is possible to see which user exists on Confluence or not from within "Forgot Password" link. This is bad for security reasons. If you enter a non-existant username, it currently warns "No user with that username exists". Instead, the feature should give same message, regardless of whether the...

XSS vulnerability in Create Space Button macro

We have identified and fixed a cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability in the Confluence create-space-button macro. XSS vulnerabilities potentially allow an attacker to embed their own JavaScript into a Confluence page. You can read more about XSS attacks at various places on the web, including...

adding "Project Member" to User/Group/Projectrole options list for security level

I'm looking for a fast and easy way to handle security viewability of issues over all projects. Scenario is: We have setup the Jira company environment and several different projects. We have some external developers that are assinged to their specific projects. I did not yet use the security...

Security Vulnerability in Confluence Remote API

We have identified and fixed a vulnerability in the Remote API which affects Confluence instances, including publicly available instances. The Remote API|http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Enabling+the+Remote+API allows an attacker to escalate user privileges, excluding the level of syst...

Confluence should not allow configuration of Office Connector temporary storage location

Earlier versions of Confluence allow the administrator to set the temporary storage location for the View File macro, part of the Office Connector. Provided an attacker has gained administrative access to the system in some way, they could then exploit this vulnerability to save malicious files...

Only strings are encoded

The XML encoder only encodes strings. This could make Confluence return non encoded content. This issue is rated HIGH. Please see http://confluence.atlassian.com/x/ZILmD for more security related issue and more information on how we rate issues...

Announcement Preview banner is a vector for an XSS attack

The announcement preview banner is currently displayed via the global decorator. It can be used for an XSS attack on virtually every page, via the announcementpreviewbannerst URL parameter. We should display the preview only locally in the admin section...

A link to Re-Indexing is visible to users even if they are not sys admin

I saw this on EACJ where I am not a sys admin quote XXXX made configuration changes in section 'Custom Fields' at 01/Feb/10 1:16 PM. It is recommended that you perform a re-index. For more information, please click the Help icon. To perform the re-index now, please go to the 'Indexing' section...

CAPTCHA Option Should Exist for The Password Reset Form

panel:bgColor=e7f4fa NOTE: This suggestion is for JIRA Cloud. Using JIRA Server? See the corresponding suggestion|http://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-20150. panel The password reset prompt allows an individual to reset any user's password. My company uses a standard employee id to use for...

Remove database passwords from the file system.

Currently if you connect Jira to an external database, you must store the database credentials on the file system either in the server.xml file Jira standalone, or in an equivalent file. This has security implications. Can we modify the application to not store this information on the file system...

User's Full Name is an XSS vector in Status Updates tab of User Profile

A user's full name is an XSS vector when viewing the "Status Updates" tab of the user profile. 1 Set a user's Full Name as "alertdocument.cookie". 2 Log out. 3 If anonymous access is disabled, log in as a different user, otherwise, continue as Anonymous. 4 Go to the profile page for the user...

Uploading large fonts for PDF export fails with XSRF error

When uploading souizhs.ttf font that we use due to its comprehensive UTF8 support, I'm getting XSRF validation error: quote Your request could not be processed because a required security token was not present in the request. You may need to re-submit the form or reload the page. quote I tried...

XSS vulnerability when moving page between spaces

You can create a space with HTML in the name. In most places this space name is correctly encoded however in the tree component given when you chose to move a page the destination space is name is not encoded properly. To reproduce. 1 Create a space called alert"Howdy"; 2 Create a page in another...

XSS in concurrent edit notification

If a page is being editted by noformat alert'hacked' noformat and another user edits it at the same time, they are vulnerable to a potential XSS attack...

Import Pages is not restricted to system admins

The Import pages actions is currently restricted to space admins not system admins like it should. Caused by CONF-10039...

XSS in site search action

http://confluence.atlassian.com/dosearchsite.action?where=confall&queryString=%3Cscript%3Ealert'foo';%3C/script%3E queryString needs to be escaped. This problem is fixed if they turn on Anti-XSS mode. We still need to fix this as anti-xss is not on by default...

XSS in site search action

http://confluence.atlassian.com/dosearchsite.action?where=confall&queryString=%3Cscript%3Ealert'foo';%3C/script%3E queryString needs to be escaped. This problem is fixed if they turn on Anti-XSS mode. We still need to fix this as anti-xss is not on by default...

viewuser.action has an XSS problem around username

Steps to reproduce: create a user with username: foo"alert'hello';span class="ff you should get an alert when you are redirected to viewuser.action to view the user you just created...

XSS vulnerability in app/spaces/listattachmentforspace.action

Description: XSS via the "Filter By File Extension" field in app/spaces/listattachmentforspace.action. Exploit: blah"alertdocument.cookiex x="...

Form submission doesn't check source

Confluence accepts form submissions from any source. This means if you are logged in to confluence and another site submits data to the confluence instance, then its accepted without question because the user is already logged in - or automatically logged in. We need a way to validate the form...

Injection fast-uri Dependency in Bitbucket Data Center

This High severity Injection vulnerability was introduced in versions 9.4.12, 10.0.1, and 10.1.1 of Bitbucket Data Center. This Injection vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.5 and a CVSS Vector of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N allows an unauthenticated attacker to modify the...

File Inclusion fast-uri Dependency in Confluence Data Center

This High severity File Inclusion vulnerability was introduced in versions 9.1.0, 9.2.0, 9.3.1, 9.4.0, 9.5.1, 10.0.2, 10.1.0, and 10.2.0 of Confluence Data Center. This File Inclusion vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.5 and a CVSS Vector of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N allows ...

DoS (Denial of Service) netty Dependency in Confluence Data Center

This High severity DoS Denial of Service vulnerability was introduced in versions 7.4.0, 7.13.0, 7.19.0, 8.5.0, 8.9.0, 9.0.1, 9.1.0, 9.2.0, 9.3.1, 9.4.0, 9.5.1, 10.0.2, 10.1.0, and 10.2.0 of Confluence Data Center. This DoS Denial of Service vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.5 and a CVSS Vect...

SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery) axios Dependency in Confluence Data Center

This is a vulnerability in a non-Atlassian Confluence dependency. Atlassian's application of this dependency presents a lower, non-critical assessed risk. This Critical severity SSRF Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability was introduced in versions 9.0.1, 9.1.0, 9.2.0, 9.3.1, 9.4.0, 9.5.1,...

Injection axios Dependency in Confluence Data Center

This High severity Injection vulnerability was introduced in versions 9.0.1, 9.1.0, 9.2.0, 9.3.1, 9.4.0, 9.5.1, 10.1.2, and 10.2.0 of Confluence Data Center. This Injection vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 8.7 and a CVSS Vector of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N allows an...

DoS (Denial of Service) at netty-handler Dependency in Bamboo Data Center

This High severity DoS Denial of Service vulnerability was introduced in versions 10.0.0, 10.1.0, 10.2.0, 11.0.0, 12.0.0, and 12.1.0 of Bamboo Data Center. This DoS Denial of Service vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.5 and a CVSS Vector of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H allows a...