Unknown Vulnerability Affects Confluence instances, External Attackers May Create Unauthorized Admin Accounts
CVE-2023-22515
Key Information:
- Vendor
- Atlassian
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 4 October 2023
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Summary
Atlassian has identified a vulnerability in its Confluence Data Center and Server products that allows external attackers to create unauthorized administrator accounts. This issue could enable malicious actors to gain unrestricted access to Confluence instances that are publicly accessible. It is important to note that Confluence Cloud sites, hosted under an atlassian.net domain, remain unaffected by this vulnerability. Organizations using the affected versions should address this security risk promptly to safeguard their data.
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 and is known by the CISA as enabling ransomware campaigns.
The CISA's recommendation is: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Check all affected Confluence instances for evidence of compromise per vendor instructions and report any positive findings to CISA.
Affected Version(s)
Confluence Data Center >= 8.0.0 < 8.0.0
Confluence Data Center >= 8.0.1 >= 8.0.1
Confluence Data Center >= 8.0.2 >= 8.0.2
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.
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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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Used in Ransomware
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CISA Reported
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Exploit known to exist
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First article discovered by Security Affairs
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved