Vulnerability details
CVE-2023-22515
Actively exploited
Atlassian Confluence Data CenterAtlassian Confluence Server
CVSS 3.0
10.0Critical
Official 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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0Critical | 3.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (atlassian) | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlassian | Confluence Data Center | >= 8.0.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Data Center | >= 8.0.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Data Center | >= 8.0.2 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Data Center | >= 8.0.3 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Data Center | >= 8.1.3 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Data Center | >= 8.1.4 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Data Center | >= 8.2.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Data Center | >= 8.2.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Data Center | >= 8.2.2 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Data Center | >= 8.2.3 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Data Center | >= 8.3.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Data Center | >= 8.3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Data Center | >= 8.3.2 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Data Center | >= 8.4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Data Center | >= 8.4.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Data Center | >= 8.4.2 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Data Center | >= 8.5.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Data Center | >= 8.5.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Server | >= 8.0.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Server | >= 8.0.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Server | >= 8.0.2 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Server | >= 8.0.3 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Server | >= 8.1.3 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Server | >= 8.1.4 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Server | >= 8.2.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Server | >= 8.2.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Server | >= 8.2.2 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Server | >= 8.2.3 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Server | >= 8.3.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Server | >= 8.3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Server | >= 8.3.2 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Server | >= 8.4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Server | >= 8.4.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Server | >= 8.4.2 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Server | >= 8.5.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Atlassian | Confluence Server | >= 8.5.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
5- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175225/Atlassian-Confluence-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/KB/FAQ+for+CVE-2023-22515
- https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1295682276
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-92475
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-22515 government-resource
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Details
- Published
- 2023-10-04
- Last updated
- 2026-03-25
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- atlassian
- Kolun priority
- 90 · Critical
CISA KEV catalog
- Date added
- 2023-10-05
- Due date
- 2023-10-13
- Used in ransomware
- Yes
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
99.23%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
99.9%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- Yes
- Exploitation
- Active
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-20Improper Input Validation