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CVE-2023-22515

Published: Oct 4, 2023Updated: Oct 24, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
99.2%
Top 0.1%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since Oct 5, 2023
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Nuclei · OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-20

Affected Products

Atlassian
commercial·AUaka atlassian jira
Confluence ServerOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware
Jira Data CenterOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Confluence Data CenterOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware
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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:Oct 5, 2023
Remediation due:Oct 13, 2023
Ransomware:Known ransomware use

Required action: 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.

2 exploit sources identified

Exploit details including PoC links, Metasploit modules, and scanner templates are available after registration.

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.241275
vuldb.com
https://confluence.atlassian.com/kb/faq-for-cve-2023-22515-1295682188.html
confluence.atlassian.com
https://confluence.atlassian.com/security/cve-2023-22515-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-confluence-data-center-and-server-1295682276.html
confluence.atlassian.com
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News mentions
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