CVE-2015-8399

Description

Atlassian Confluence before 5.8.17 allows remote authenticated users to read configuration files via the decoratorName parameter to (1) spaces/viewdefaultdecorator.action or (2) admin/viewdefaultdecorator.action.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

Atlassian Confluence 5.2/5.8.14/5.8.15 - Multiple Vulnerabilities EDB-39170 · webapps · Jan 5, 2016

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Atlassian Confluence <5.8.17 - Information Disclosure http/cves/2015/CVE-2015-8399.yaml

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

References

20160104 Confluence Vulnerabilities mailing-list
39170 exploit