Vulnerability in Atlassian Questions For Confluence App for Confluence Server and Data Center
CVE-2022-26138
Key Information:
- Vendor
- Atlassian
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 20 July 2022
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Summary
The Atlassian Questions For Confluence app vulnerabilities allow the creation of a user account named 'disabledsystemuser' with a hardcoded password upon installation of specific app versions. An unauthenticated attacker who is aware of this password can exploit this flaw to gain unauthorized access to Confluence, potentially leading to unauthorized viewing of all content available to users in the confluence-users group. This issue poses a significant risk to the security and integrity of user data in Confluence environments.
CISA Reported
CISA provides regional cyber and physical services to support security and resilience across the United States. CISA monitor the most dangerious vulnerabilities and have identifed as being exploited but is not known by the CISA to be used in ransomware campaigns. This is subject to change at pace
The CISA's recommendation is: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Affected Version(s)
Questions For Confluence 2.7.34
Questions For Confluence 2.7.35
Questions For Confluence 3.0.2
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.
References
EPSS Score
96% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.
CVSS V3.1
Timeline
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Public PoC available
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Exploit known to exist
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CISA Reported
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved