CVE-2023-22515: Atlassian Confluence Privilege Escalation

Score: 10
CRITICAL
Published: 2023-10-04Affected: Confluence Data Center/Server 8.0.0-8.5.1CWE-269 β†—

Can Confluence be compromised by unauthenticated attackers?

A broken access control vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence that allows unauthenticated attackers to create administrator accounts through the server setup process. Accessible via crafted HTTP requests to exposed Confluence instances.

Impact & Exploitation

CVSS 10.0. Exploited by Chinese APT Storm-0062. Enables complete Confluence takeover, access to all documentation, and potential supply chain compromise through CI/CD integration.

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