CISA KEV · Known exploitedCritical

CVE-2023-22527

Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server

A template injection vulnerability on older versions of Confluence Data Center and Server allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve RCE on an affected instance. Customers using an affected version must take immediate action. Most recent supported versions of Confluence Data Center and Server are not affected by this vulnerability as it was ultimately mitigated during regular version updates. However, Atlassian recommends that customers take care to install the latest version to protect their instances from non-critical vulnerabilities outlined in Atlassian’s January Security Bulletin.

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
100.0%
100.0% percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Published
2024.01.16
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Immediate review

CISA has listed this vulnerability in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Known exploitationConfirmed by CISA KEV
Exploit probability100.0%
Technical severityCVSS 9.8

Vulnerability overview

A template injection vulnerability on older versions of Confluence Data Center and Server allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve RCE on an affected instance. Customers using an affected version must take immediate action. Most recent supported versions of Confluence Data Center and Server are not affected by this vulnerability as it was ultimately mitigated during regular version updates. However, Atlassian recommends that customers take care to install the latest version to protect their instances from non-critical vulnerabilities outlined in Atlassian’s January Security Bulletin.

Affected product and versions

Product
Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server
Affected versions
>= 8.0.0, >= 8.1.0, >= 8.2.0, >= 8.3.0, >= 8.4.0, >= 8.5.0, >= 8.5.1, >= 8.5.2, >= 8.5.3, 8.0.0, >= 8.0.0 < 8.5.4, 8.7.0
Fixed versions
8.5.4

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
CISA required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Due date: 2024.02.14
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-74
KEV added
2024.01.24
Ransomware use
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