CVE-2023-22518

Exp

All versions of Confluence Data Center and Server are affected by this unexploited vulnerability. This Improper Authorization vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to reset Confluence and create a Confluence instance administrator account. Using this account, an attacker can then perform all administrative actions that are available to Confluence instance administrator leading to - but not limited to - full loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability.  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.

Published: 2023-10-31 Last update: 2025-10-24 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-22518 is rated Critical Active Threat (99.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 94.38%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2023-11-07) affecting Atlassian / Confluence Data Center and Server. a weakness (CWE-863) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2023-22518

Name: Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Improper Authorization Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2023-11-07

Action due: 2023-11-28

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-22518

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-22518

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 2026-03-04 94.31% 94.38% +0.07%
2 2026-03-01 94.38% 94.31% -0.07%
3 2026-02-04 — 94.38% —

Full EPSS history (55 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-22518

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
10.0 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/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:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 6.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-22518

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-22518

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
atlassian confluence_data_center >= 1.0, < 7.19.16 cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
atlassian confluence_data_center >= 7.20.0, < 8.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
atlassian confluence_data_center >= 8.4.0, < 8.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
atlassian confluence_data_center >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
atlassian confluence_data_center 8.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:8.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
atlassian confluence_server >= 1.0, < 7.19.16 cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
atlassian confluence_server >= 7.20.0, < 8.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
atlassian confluence_server >= 8.4.0, < 8.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
atlassian confluence_server >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
atlassian confluence_server 8.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:8.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-22518

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