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Atlassian · Confluence Data Center and Server

CVE-2023-22515

Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Broken Access Control Vulnerability

CISA KEV record

CISA date added
2023-10-05
CISA due date
2023-10-13
Known ransomware use
Known

NVD risk context

9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS is a technical severity score. CISA’s KEV status remains the evidence that this vulnerability is known to be exploited.

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Attack vector
Network
The vulnerable service can be reached remotely over a network.
Attack complexity
Low
Exploitation does not require unusual conditions beyond normal attacker control.
Privileges required
None
The attacker does not need an existing account or privileges.
User interaction
None
No action by another user is required.

Description

Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server contains a broken access control vulnerability that allows an attacker to create unauthorized Confluence administrator accounts and access Confluence.

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.

NVD reference index

Vendor and remediation references

NVD has tagged these sources as vendor advisories, patches, mitigations, or release notes.

Other NVD references (2)

MITRE CWE context

CWE classification

CISA has not listed a CWE classification for this entry.

NVD record timing

NVD record timeline

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NVD published
Oct 04, 2023, 02:15 PM UTC
When NVD first published this CVE record.
NVD last updated
Jun 17, 2026, 05:35 AM UTC
When NVD last changed its analysis or record data.
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CISA notes

https://confluence.atlassian.com/security/cve-2023-22515-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-confluence-data-center-and-server-1295682276.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22515