CVE-2023-22512

This High severity DoS (Denial of Service) vulnerability was introduced in version 5.6.0 of Confluence Data Center and Server. With a CVSS Score of 7.5, this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a resource to be unavailable for its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a vulnerable host (Confluence instance) connected to a network, which has no impact to confidentiality, no impact to integrity, high impact to availability, and requires no user interaction. Atlassian recommends that Confluence Data Center and Server customers upgrade to latest version, if you are unable to do so, upgrade your instance to one of the specified supported fixed versions: Confluence Data Center and Server 7.19: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 7.19.14 Confluence Data Center and Server 8.5: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 8.5.1 Confluence Data Center and Server 8.6 or above: No need to upgrade, you're already on a patched version See the release notes (https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-release-notes-327.html ). You can download the latest version of Confluence Data Center and Server from the download center (https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/download-archives ]). This vulnerability was reported via our Bug Bounty program.

Published: 2024-01-16 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-22512 is rated High Risk (66.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 13.73%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.11% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-22512

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-18 10.62% 13.73% +3.11%
2 2026-06-15 11.85% 10.62% -1.23%
3 2026-06-13 11.85%

Full EPSS history (27 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-22512

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-22512

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-22512

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
atlassian confluence_data_center >= 5.6, < 7.19.14 cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
atlassian confluence_data_center >= 8.0.0, < 8.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
atlassian confluence_server >= 5.6, < 7.19.14 cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
atlassian confluence_server >= 8.0.0, < 8.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-22512

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