Overview
On January 16, NSFOCUS CERT detected that Atlassian officially released a security announcement fixing the remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2023-22522) in Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server. This vulnerability is caused by template injection. Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious requests into Confluence pages to implement remote code execution on affected targets. The CVSS score is 10.0, affected users should take protective measures as soon as possible.
Scope of Impact
Affected version
- Confluence Data Center and Server = 8.0.x
- Confluence Data Center and Server = 8.1.x
- Confluence Data Center and Server = 8.2.x
- Confluence Data Center and Server = 8.3.x
- Confluence Data Center and Server = 8.4.x
- 8.5.0 <= Confluence Data Center and Server <= 8.5.3
Unaffected version
- Confluence Data Center and Server >= 8.5.4
- Confluence Data Center >= 8.6.2
- Confluence Data Center >= 8.7.1
Detection
Manual detection
Users can check whether the current Confluence version is affected by this vulnerability.
Click “?” and select “About Confluence” to view the current version.
Mitigation
Official upgrade
At present, a security version has been officially released to fix this vulnerability. It is recommended that affected users upgrade to the latest version for protection.
Download link: https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/download-archives
Other protective measures
If relevant users cannot perform the upgrade operation for the time being, they can be temporarily relieved by restricting access to the affected system without affecting services.
Statement
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About NSFOCUS
NSFOCUS, Inc., a global network and cyber security leader, protects enterprises and carriers from advanced cyber attacks. The company’s Intelligent Hybrid Security strategy utilizes both cloud and on-premises security platforms, built on a foundation of real-time global threat intelligence, to provide multi-layered, unified and dynamic protection against advanced cyber attacks.
NSFOCUS works with Fortune Global 500 companies, including four of the world’s five largest financial institutions, organizations in insurance, retail, healthcare, critical infrastructure industries as well as government agencies. NSFOCUS has technology and channel partners in more than 60 countries, is a member of both the Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP), and the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA).
A wholly owned subsidiary of NSFOCUS Technologies Group Co., Ltd., the company has operations in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
