Due to security vulnerabilities with the Confluence WebDAV Connector, we will be temporarily disabling this plugin until we can upgrade Confluence. We estimate the upgrade to be completed within the next 6 months.
What is the WebDAV Connector?
The WebDAV Connector is a plugin for integrating Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Powerpoint within Confluence.
What is the impact of disabling the WebDAV Connector?
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Page Macros Office documents that are embedded directly within a Wiki page using macros will not be displayed properly and links to edit the document directly will no longer appear.
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Wiki users will need to download the documents locally via the Attachments page to view or edit them. If the document has been edited, the updated version must be uploaded to Confluence manually.
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Edit in Office Link Links to edit the document in Office from the Attachments page will no longer appear. |  |  |
