Improper Authorization in Confluence Data Center - CVE-2023-22518
Published: October 31, 2023 / Updated: May 13, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82592
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22518
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization process.
The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization checks. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send specially crafted requests to the server and modify data on the system or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Confluence Data Center
How to mitigate CVE-2023-22518
Install updates from vendor's website.
Confluence Data Center - addressed in versions 7.19.16, 8.3.4, 8.4.4, 8.5.3, 8.6.1
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #9770 - CVE-2023-22518 (An Exploitation tool to exploit the confluence server that are vulnerable to CVE-2023-22518 Improper Authorization) (May 13, 2024)
- Exploit #9626 - Exploit-CVE-2023-22518 () (March 22, 2024)
- Exploit #9536 - CVE-2023-22518 (Exploit CVE-2023-22518) (February 1, 2024)
- Exploit #9457 - CVE-2023-22518 (An Exploitation tool to exploit the confluence server that are vulnerable to CVE-2023-22518 Improper Authorization) (December 21, 2023)
- Exploit #9428 - CVE-2023-22518 (Improper Authorization Vulnerability in Confluence Data Center and Server) (December 18, 2023)
- Exploit #9427 - Atlassian Confluence Unauth JSON setup-restore Improper Authorization leading to RCE (CVE-2023-22518) (December 18, 2023)