CVE-2023-22512

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
EPSS 5.66% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory atlassian.com Vendor Advisory atlassian.com
Affected: Atlassian Confluence Data Center
Affected: Atlassian Confluence Server
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1283691616 vendor advisory
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-91258 vendor advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-22512?
CVE-2023-22512 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-22512?
To fix CVE-2023-22512, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-22512 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-22512 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-22512?
CVE-2023-22512 affects Atlassian Confluence Data Center, Atlassian Confluence Server.
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