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Critical severity9.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Oct 31, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-22518

CVE-2023-22518

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.

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Affected products

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  • Atlassian/Confluence Data Center4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=1.0,<7.19.16
    • cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:8.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)
    • (no CPE)range: >= 1.0.0
  • Atlassian/Confluence4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=1.0,<7.19.16
    • cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:8.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)
    • (no CPE)range: >= 1.0.0

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