CVE detail
CVE-2023-22522
This Template Injection vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker, including one with anonymous access, to inject unsafe user input into a Confluence page. Using this approach, an attacker is able to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) on an affected instance. Publicly accessible Confluence Data Center and Server versions as listed below are at risk and require immediate attention. See the advisory for additional details 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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Buzz score components · mention 20.8 · diversity 14.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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- Atlassian reveals critical Confluence RCE flaw, urges “immediate action” (CVE-2023-22527)Help Net Security
Atlassian has patched a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-22527) in Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server that could lead to remote code execution. The good news is that the flaw was fixed in early December 2023 with the release of versions 8.5.4 LTS (Data Center and Server) and 8.6.0 and 8.7.1 (only Data Center), so some customers have already upgraded to those or to later versions. The bad news is that some customers haven’t. Atlassian hasn’t mentioned … More →
newswww.helpnetsecurity.comJan 16, 2024, 5:37 PM Atlassian has released urgent patches for several of its products to fix remote code execution and denial-of-service vulnerabilities. Flaws in Atlassian products have been exploited by hackers before, including shortly after a patch was released or even before a fix was available. In October, Atlassian released an emergency fix for a broken access control issue […]
newswww.csoonline.comDec 12, 2023, 8:25 PM- 11th December – Threat Intelligence ReportCheck Point Research
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 11th December, please download our Threat_Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES The American Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC), which provides services for millions of people, has been a victim of cyber-attack that impacted certain applications and parts of the GRTC network. The Play ransomware […]
vendorresearch.checkpoint.comDec 11, 2023, 1:14 PM Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Advanced ransomware campaigns expose need for AI-powered cyber defense In this Help Net Security interview, Carl Froggett, CIO at Deep Instinct, discusses emerging trends in ransomware attacks, emphasizing the need for businesses to use advanced AI technologies, such as deep learning (DL), for prevention rather than just detection and response. SessionProbe: Open-source multi-threaded pentesting tool SessionProbe is a multi-threaded pentesting … More →
newswww.helpnetsecurity.comDec 10, 2023, 9:00 AMAtlassian has released patches for critical-severity remote code execution flaws in Confluence and other products.
newswww.securityweek.comDec 7, 2023, 9:53 AM- Atlassian addressed four new RCE flaws in its productsSecurity Affairs
Australian Software giant Atlassian addressed four critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities in its products. Atlassian released security patches to address four critical remote code execution vulnerabilities in its products. Below is the list of vulnerabilities addressed by the vendor: It’s unclear if the above issues are actively exploited in attacks in the wild. At the end of […]
newssecurityaffairs.comDec 6, 2023, 8:49 PM - Atlassian fixes four critical RCE vulnerabilities, patch quickly!Help Net Security
Atlassian has released security updates for four critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-1471, CVE-2023-22522, CVE-2023-22524, CVE-2023-22523) in its various offerings that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code. About the vulnerabilities CVE-2022-1471 is a deserialization flaw in the SnakeYAML library for Java that can lead to remote code execution (RCE). It affects Automation for Jira app (including Server Lite edition), Bitbucket Data Center, Bitbucket Server, Confluence Data Center, Confluence Server, Confluence Cloud, Migration App, Jira Core Data Center, … More →
newswww.helpnetsecurity.comDec 6, 2023, 2:51 PM
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