CVE-2015-8398 | Atlassian Confluence up to 5.8.16 check PATH_INFO cross site scripting (EDB-39170 / ID 11618)
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Atlassian Confluence up to 5.8.16. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file rest/prototype/1/session/check. The manipulation of the argument PATH_INFO leads to cross site scripting.
This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-8398. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.