Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Improper Authorization
What to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA deadline 2023-11-28 · passed 2 years 9 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server contain an improper authorization vulnerability that can result in significant data loss when exploited by an unauthenticated attacker. There is no impact on confidentiality since the attacker cannot exfiltrate any data.
Who is affected
Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-863.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 2 years 9 months ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2023-22518 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22518
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- confluence.atlassian.com confluence.atlassian.com/security/cve-2023-22518-improper-authorization-vulnerability-in-confluence-data-center-and-server-1311473907.html
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22518