CVE-2023-22518 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-22518?

CVE-2023-22518 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2023-22518?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Atlassian Confluence Data Center, Atlassian Confluence Server.

Vulnerability Description

All versions of Confluence Data Center and Server are affected by this unexploited vulnerability. This Improper Authorization vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to reset Confluence and create a Confluence instance administrator account. Using this account, an attacker can then perform all administrative actions that are available to Confluence instance administrator leading to - but not limited to - full loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability. 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 Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Atlassian	Confluence Data Center	>= 1.0, < 7.19.16
Atlassian	Confluence Server	>= 1.0, < 7.19.16

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-863

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176264/Atlassian-Confluence-Improper-AuthorExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1311473907Issue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-93142Issue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176264/Atlassian-Confluence-Improper-AuthorExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1311473907Issue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-93142Issue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-US Government Resource

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-22518?

CVE-2023-22518 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). All versions of Confluence Data Center and Server are affected by this unexploited vulnerability. This Improper Authorization vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to reset Confluence and c...

How severe is CVE-2023-22518?

CVE-2023-22518 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-22518?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Atlassian Confluence Data Center, Atlassian Confluence Server.