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CVE-2023-22515

Improper Input Validation: Is CVE-2023-22515 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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public sources

Exploited in wild
Yes
CISA KEV
Public exploit
Metasploit +1
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
9.8 Critical
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
99%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

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baseline read

auto · not a community verdict

Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

Based on CISA KEV

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Affected:Atlassian

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Atlassian has been made aware of an issue reported by a handful of customers where external attackers may have exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in publicly accessible Confluence Data Center and Server instances to create unauthorized Confluence administrator accounts and access Confluence instances. 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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  • 0
    Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Broken Access Control Vulnerability — 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. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2023-10-05) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. It is linked to known ransomware campaigns. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~99%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

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    Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Required action for Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server: 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. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2023-10-13. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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Same weakness: CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation.