CVE-2016-6283 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Atlassian Confluence versions prior to 5.10.6. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through the newFileName parameter in the doeditattachment.action page. Rated as a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1, it requires user interaction and could lead to limited data compromise and integrity impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-40989) exists, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.10.5CPE 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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