CVE-2024-21683
HIGHEPSS 100th pctlDescription
This High severity RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability was introduced in version 5.2 of Confluence Data Center and Server. This RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.2, allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code which has high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability, and requires no user interaction. Atlassian recommends that Confluence Data Center and Server customers upgrade to latest version. If you are unable to do so, upgrade your instance to one of the specified supported fixed versions. See the release notes https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-release-notes-327.html You can download the latest version of Confluence Data Center and Server from the download center https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/download-archives. This vulnerability was found internally.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-94 (Code Injection) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-9841 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2015-1635 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2025-3248 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2022-22954 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | - |
| CVE-2021-22204 | Medium | 6.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2012-0158 | High | 8.8 | 100% | KEV | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2024-21683?
Upgrade Jira Service Management Long Term Support to 5.12.8 or later.
Is CVE-2024-21683 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2024-21683 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 88.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2024-21683?
CVE-2024-21683 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2024-21683 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for Jira Service Management Long Term Support (Windows application). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-05-12.