CVE-2023-22515

Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Critical 10.0
Exploited: added to CISA KEV 5 Oct 2023
Used in ransomware campaigns

Description

Atlassian has been made aware of an issue reported by a handful of customers where external attackers may have exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in publicly accessible Confluence Data Center and Server instances to create unauthorized Confluence administrator accounts and access Confluence instances. 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.

Key facts

Published: 4 Oct 2023
Last changed: 25 Mar 2026
Assigned by: atlassian
KEV added: 5 Oct 2023
KEV fix due: 13 Oct 2023
Used in ransomware: Yes, according to CISA
EPSS: 99.23% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.936% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA): Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

10.0CVSS 3.0, Criticalfrom the CNA (atlassian)CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Check all affected Confluence instances for evidence of compromise per vendor instructions and report any positive findings to CISA.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Atlassian	Confluence Data Center	< 8.0.0 (unaffected) >= 8.0.0 (affected) >= 8.0.1 (affected) >= 8.0.2 (affected) >= 8.0.3 (affected) >= 8.1.3 (affected) >= 8.1.4 (affected) >= 8.2.0 (affected) >= 8.2.1 (affected) >= 8.2.2 (affected) >= 8.2.3 (affected) >= 8.3.0 (affected) >= 8.3.1 (affected) >= 8.3.2 (affected) >= 8.4.0 (affected) >= 8.4.1 (affected) >= 8.4.2 (affected) >= 8.5.0 (affected) >= 8.5.1 (affected) >= 8.3.3 (unaffected) >= 8.4.3 (unaffected) >= 8.5.2 (unaffected)
Atlassian	Confluence Server	< 8.0.0 (unaffected) >= 8.0.0 (affected) >= 8.0.1 (affected) >= 8.0.2 (affected) >= 8.0.3 (affected) >= 8.1.3 (affected) >= 8.1.4 (affected) >= 8.2.0 (affected) >= 8.2.1 (affected) >= 8.2.2 (affected) >= 8.2.3 (affected) >= 8.3.0 (affected) >= 8.3.1 (affected) >= 8.3.2 (affected) >= 8.4.0 (affected) >= 8.4.1 (affected) >= 8.4.2 (affected) >= 8.5.0 (affected) >= 8.5.1 (affected) >= 8.3.3 (unaffected) >= 8.4.3 (unaffected) >= 8.5.2 (unaffected)