CVE-2015-8399
Not confirmed exploited. 1 of 8 rule sources name it. Our CRS test: not blocked.
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.
Edge coverage
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Public exploits
2 found- Exploit-DBAtlassian Confluence 5.2/5.8.14/5.8.15 - Multiple Vulnerabilities2016-01-05 · webapps · xml
- NucleiCVE-2015-8399.yamldetection template, replayed in our lab
Links are to third-party code: never run it outside an isolated lab.
Timeline
- 2016-01-05Exploit published on Exploit-DBAtlassian Confluence 5.2/5.8.14/5.8.15 - Multiple Vulnerabilities
- 2016-04-11CVE publishedCVE List
- 2024-03-12F5 ships a ruleAtlassian Confluence Information Disclosure
- 2026-11-02Our test: OWASP Core Rule Set let it throughparanoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings
- 2026-11-02Our test: OWASP Core Rule Set let it throughparanoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings
Vendor statements
QuotedCloudflareWAF Managed Rules
The CVE predates the oldest entry in this vendor's public feed, so a rule may exist that we cannot see.
AWSAWS WAF Managed Rules
The CVE predates the oldest entry in this vendor's public feed, so a rule may exist that we cannot see.
Microsoft AzureFront Door and Application Gateway WAF (DRS)
We found no public statement from this vendor naming this CVE. That is not proof of no protection: generic rules may still catch it. The rule tables name CVEs but carry no dates, so Azure is left out of every time-to-rule figure.
Google CloudCloud Armor preconfigured WAF rules
The CVE predates the oldest entry in this vendor's public feed, so a rule may exist that we cannot see.
FastlyNext-Gen WAF virtual patches
The CVE predates the oldest entry in this vendor's public feed, so a rule may exist that we cannot see.
F5Attack signatures (Distributed Cloud WAF)
First rule 2024-03-12, 2892 days after the CVE was published.
Added: signature 200010483 "Atlassian Confluence Information Disclosure" (Predictable Resource Location, risk Medium), systems: Java Servlets/JSP, Other Web Server. References: CVE-2015-8399.
AkamaiApp & API Protector (Adaptive Security Engine)
This vendor publishes no machine-readable rule changelog we can check.
OWASP CRSCore Rule Set (open source, used inside many WAFs)
The CVE predates the oldest entry in this vendor's public feed, so a rule may exist that we cannot see.
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