Critical severity9.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Jul 20, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-26138
CVE-2022-26138
Description
The Atlassian Questions For Confluence app for Confluence Server and Data Center creates a Confluence user account in the confluence-users group with the username disabledsystemuser and a hardcoded password. A remote, unauthenticated attacker with knowledge of the hardcoded password could exploit this to log into Confluence and access all content accessible to users in the confluence-users group. This user account is created when installing versions 2.7.34, 2.7.35, and 3.0.2 of the app.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:questions_for_confluence:2.7.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:questions_for_confluence:2.7.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:questions_for_confluence:2.7.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:questions_for_confluence:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.7.34, 2.7.35, 3.0.2+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 2.7.34, 2.7.35, 3.0.2
- (no CPE)range: 2.7.34
Patches
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References
3- jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-79483nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-security-advisory-2022-07-20-1142446709.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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