📄 Description (English)
Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center Path Traversal Vulnerability — Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center contain a path traversal vulnerability in the downloadallattachments resource that may allow a privileged, remote attacker to write files. Exploitation can lead to remote code execution.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2019-3398 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center affecting the downloadallattachments resource. A privileged remote attacker can exploit this flaw to write arbitrary files to the server, ultimately achieving remote code execution (RCE). With a CVSS score of 9.0 and a publicly available exploit, this vulnerability poses an immediate and severe threat to any organization running unpatched Confluence instances. Organizations must treat this as an emergency patching priority given the active exploitation history of Confluence vulnerabilities.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 15, 2026 15:55
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations heavily relying on Atlassian Confluence for internal collaboration, documentation, and project management are at significant risk. Key sectors include: Government entities (ministries, Vision 2030 project teams) using Confluence for internal wikis and documentation; Banking and financial institutions regulated by SAMA that use Confluence for policy and procedure documentation; Energy sector organizations including Saudi Aramco and NEOM project teams using Confluence for engineering documentation; Telecom providers such as STC and Zain KSA using Confluence for technical documentation. Successful exploitation could lead to full server compromise, lateral movement within corporate networks, data exfiltration of sensitive government or financial documents, and potential disruption of critical infrastructure operations. Given that many Saudi enterprises expose Confluence to internal networks or VPN-accessible environments, a privileged insider or compromised account could trigger RCE with devastating consequences.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government
Banking
Energy
Telecom
Healthcare
Education
Defense
Technology
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS (within 24 hours):
1. Identify all Confluence Server and Data Center instances in your environment using asset inventory tools.
2. Isolate internet-facing or externally accessible Confluence instances behind a WAF or restrict access via firewall rules immediately.
3. Audit current user accounts with elevated privileges and revoke unnecessary permissions.
4. Review recent access logs for the /pages/downloadallattachments.action endpoint for suspicious activity.
PATCHING GUIDANCE:
5. Upgrade Confluence Server/Data Center to the following fixed versions or later:
- 6.6.13 or later (for 6.6.x LTS)
- 6.12.4 or later (for 6.12.x)
- 6.13.4 or later (for 6.13.x)
- 6.14.3 or later (for 6.14.x)
- 6.15.2 or later (for 6.15.x)
6. Follow Atlassian's official security advisory at https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-security-advisory-2019-04-17-968660855.html
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if patching is delayed):
7. Block or restrict access to the /pages/downloadallattachments.action endpoint via WAF rules or reverse proxy ACLs.
8. Enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all Confluence user accounts to reduce risk from compromised credentials.
9. Implement network segmentation to prevent lateral movement if Confluence is compromised.
10. Enable detailed audit logging and forward logs to SIEM for real-time alerting.
DETECTION RULES:
11. Create SIEM alerts for HTTP requests containing path traversal patterns (e.g., '../', '%2e%2e%2f') targeting Confluence endpoints.
12. Monitor for unexpected file creation events in Confluence installation directories.
13. Alert on unusual outbound connections from Confluence server processes.
14. Deploy IDS/IPS signatures for CVE-2019-3398 exploitation attempts.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية (خلال 24 ساعة):
1. تحديد جميع نسخ Confluence Server وData Center في بيئتك باستخدام أدوات جرد الأصول.
2. عزل نسخ Confluence المتاحة عبر الإنترنت خلف جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) أو تقييد الوصول عبر قواعد جدار الحماية فوراً.
3. مراجعة حسابات المستخدمين ذوي الصلاحيات المرتفعة وإلغاء الأذونات غير الضرورية.
4. مراجعة سجلات الوصول الأخيرة لنقطة النهاية /pages/downloadallattachments.action للكشف عن أي نشاط مشبوه.
إرشادات التصحيح:
5. ترقية Confluence Server/Data Center إلى الإصدارات المُصلَّحة التالية أو أحدث:
- 6.6.13 أو أحدث (للإصدار 6.6.x LTS)
- 6.12.4 أو أحدث (للإصدار 6.12.x)
- 6.13.4 أو أحدث (للإصدار 6.13.x)
- 6.14.3 أو أحدث (للإصدار 6.14.x)
- 6.15.2 أو أحدث (للإصدار 6.15.x)
6. اتباع التوجيهات الأمنية الرسمية من Atlassian.
ضوابط التعويض (في حال تأخر التصحيح):
7. حظر أو تقييد الوصول إلى نقطة النهاية /pages/downloadallattachments.action عبر قواعد WAF أو قوائم التحكم في الوصول للوكيل العكسي.
8. تفعيل المصادقة متعددة العوامل (MFA) لجميع حسابات مستخدمي Confluence.
9. تطبيق تجزئة الشبكة لمنع الحركة الجانبية في حال اختراق Confluence.
10. تفعيل تسجيل التدقيق التفصيلي وإرسال السجلات إلى نظام SIEM للتنبيه الفوري.
قواعد الكشف:
11. إنشاء تنبيهات SIEM لطلبات HTTP التي تحتوي على أنماط اجتياز المسار (مثل '../' و'%2e%2e%2f') التي تستهدف نقاط نهاية Confluence.
12. مراقبة أحداث إنشاء الملفات غير المتوقعة في مجلدات تثبيت Confluence.
13. التنبيه على الاتصالات الصادرة غير المعتادة من عمليات خادم Confluence.
14. نشر توقيعات IDS/IPS لمحاولات استغلال CVE-2019-3398.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC-1-4-2: Cybersecurity Vulnerability Management — patching critical vulnerabilities
ECC-1-3-2: Cybersecurity Event Logging and Monitoring
ECC-2-3-1: Web Application Security Controls
ECC-1-5-1: Access Control and Privilege Management
ECC-2-2-3: Network Security — segmentation and access restrictions
🔵 SAMA CSF
3.3.5 Vulnerability Management — identification and remediation of critical vulnerabilities
3.3.6 Patch Management — timely application of security patches
3.3.2 Access Control — privileged access management
3.3.9 Cyber Incident Management — detection and response to exploitation attempts
3.4.2 Application Security — secure configuration of collaboration platforms
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.6.1 Management of Technical Vulnerabilities
A.9.4.1 Information Access Restriction
A.12.4.1 Event Logging
A.14.2.2 System Change Control Procedures
A.13.1.3 Segregation in Networks
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
Requirement 6.3.3 — All system components are protected from known vulnerabilities by installing applicable security patches
Requirement 6.4.1 — Web-facing applications are protected against known attacks
Requirement 10.2 — Implement audit logs to detect unauthorized access attempts
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Atlassian:Confluence Server and Data Center