AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2023-22515
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 · Analyzed
Published: 2023-10-04 · Updated: 2026-06-17 · Source: NVD
Vulnerability overview
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.
Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 9.8 · CRITICAL
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20, NVD-CWE-noinfo
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Affected product
- Atlassian · Confluence Data Center and Server
- Added to catalog
- 2023-10-05
- 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.
- CISA remediation due date
- 2023-10-13
CISA deadlines apply to the organizations covered by its directives. Confirm your own remediation requirements.
Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.
Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 8.0.0
Before (exclusive): 8.3.3
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 8.4.0
Before (exclusive): 8.4.3
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 8.5.0
Before (exclusive): 8.5.2
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 8.0.0
Before (exclusive): 8.3.3
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 8.4.0
Before (exclusive): 8.4.3
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 8.5.0
Before (exclusive): 8.5.2
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175225/Atlassian-Confluence-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Exploit · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/KB/FAQ+for+CVE-2023-22515
Vendor Advisory
- https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1295682276
Vendor Advisory
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-92475
Issue Tracking · Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175225/Atlassian-Confluence-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Exploit · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/KB/FAQ+for+CVE-2023-22515
Vendor Advisory
- https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1295682276
Vendor Advisory
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-92475
Issue Tracking · Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-22515
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