CVE-2023-22518

All versions of Confluence Data Center and Server are affected by this unexploited vulnerability. This Improper Authorization vulnerability allows...

Basic Information

CVE State: PUBLISHED
Reserved Date: January 01, 2023
Published Date: October 31, 2023
Last Updated: February 13, 2025
Vendor: Atlassian
Product: Confluence Data Center, Confluence Server
Description: All versions of Confluence Data Center and Server are affected by this unexploited vulnerability. This Improper Authorization vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to reset Confluence and create a Confluence instance administrator account. Using this account, an attacker can then perform all administrative actions that are available to Confluence instance administrator leading to - but not limited to - full loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability. 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.

10.0 - CRITICAL

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Source	Added Date
CISA	2023-11-07 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner	URL	Date Detected
Metasploit	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/atlassian_confluence_unauth_backup.rb	2025-04-29 11:01:20 UTC
Nuclei	https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-22518.yaml	2025-04-26 00:00:00 UTC