Critical severity · published Oct 4, 2023
CVE-2023-22515
Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Broken Access Control Vulnerability
RansomwareIn wildKEV
9.8
CVSS
99.2%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
Atlassian has been made aware of an issue reported by a handful of customers where external attackers may have exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in publicly accessible Confluence Data Center and Server instances to create unauthorized Confluence administrator accounts and access Confluence instances. Atlassian Cloud sites are not affected by this vulnerability. If your Confluence site is accessed via an atlassian.net domain, it is hosted by Atlassian and is not vulnerable to this issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)99.2% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Oct 5, 2023
Federal remediation dueOct 13, 2023
Ransomware campaign useKnown
Affected products
Which versions
CO
Confluence · Atlassian
>= 8.0.0; >= 8.0.1; >= 8.0.2; >= 8.0.3; >= 8.1.3; >= 8.1.4; +12 more · source: vendor, NVD
CD
Confluence Data Center and Server · Atlassian
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
Affected product
CO
Confluence
Atlassian
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