CVE-2015-8398 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Atlassian Confluence versions prior to 5.8.17. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through the PATH_INFO parameter to the rest/prototype/1/session/check endpoint. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.1, it requires user interaction but can lead to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. While no active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules are publicly available, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-39170) mentions multiple vulnerabilities in Confluence versions including 5.8.14 and 5.8.15, indicating potential exploit code exists. There is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.8.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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