CVE-2023-22518 — Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Improper Authorization Vulnerability

CVE-2023-22518 (Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server) is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since 2023-11-07. Used in ransomware. Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server contain an improper authorization vulnerability that can result… See the required fix, due date and…

Exploitation status

CVE-2023-22518 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added 2023-11-07. Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server contain an improper authorization vulnerability that can result in significant data loss when exploited by an unauthenticated attacker. There is no impact on confidentiality since the attacker cannot exfiltrate any data.

Advisory facts

Vendor or project
Atlassian
Affected product
Confluence Data Center and Server
Added to CISA KEV
2023-11-07
US federal remediation due date
2023-11-28
Ransomware association
Known
EPSS score
—
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-863

Remediation: the required action

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

Wording published by CISA for this catalog entry. It is the baseline action, not a decision about your environment: whether this exposure matters for you depends on where the affected component runs, what it is exposed to and who owns it.

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Sourced from public upstream advisories (CISA KEV, ENISA EUVD, vendor PSIRTs) mirrored daily. Informational only — not a remediation decision, not legal advice, and the absence of a record is not evidence of safety.