CVE-2016-6283

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence before 5.10.6 allows remote...

6.1 MediumPublic exploit

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence before 5.10.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the newFileName parameter to pages/doeditattachment.action.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

3.17%Up 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Record: CVE-2016-6283
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-6283
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-7213 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-7213
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g266-84x9-9m56 6.1

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence before 5.10.6 allows remote...

Record: GHSA-g266-84x9-9m56
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

atlassian confluence

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Atlassian Confluence < 5.10.6 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting	2017-01-04

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-6283 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Atlassian Confluence, published January 18, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.17%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.