VDB-204680 · CVE-2022-26138 · GCVE-0-2022-26138

Questions For Confluence App 2.7.34/2.7.35/3.0.2 hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Questions For Confluence App 2.7.34/2.7.35/3.0.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-26138. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Questions For Confluence App 2.7.34/2.7.35/3.0.2 (Atlassian Confluence Plugin). Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Atlassian Questions For Confluence app for Confluence Server and Data Center creates a Confluence user account in the confluence-users group with the username disabledsystemuser and a hardcoded password. A remote, unauthenticated attacker with knowledge of the hardcoded password could exploit this to log into Confluence and access all content accessible to users in the confluence-users group. This user account is created when installing versions 2.7.34, 2.7.35, and 3.0.2 of the app.

The weakness was published 07/21/2022. The advisory is shared for download at confluence.atlassian.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-26138 since 02/25/2022. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1110.001.

It is declared as attacked. This issue was added on 07/29/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 08/19/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 7.14.3, 7.15.2, 7.13.6, 7.16.4, 7.4.17 or 7.17.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Atlassian Confluence Plugin

Name

Questions For Confluence App

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Attacked

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Questions For Confluence App 7.14.3/7.15.2/7.13.6/7.16.4/7.4.17/7.17.2

Timelineinfo

02/25/2022 🔍
07/21/2022 +145 days 🔍
07/21/2022 +0 days 🔍
02/19/2025 +944 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: confluence.atlassian.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-26138 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26138
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204680
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2022 09:57
Updated: 02/19/2025 21:51
Changes: 07/21/2022 09:57 (39), 08/16/2022 06:39 (11), 04/27/2024 10:24 (27), 09/23/2024 11:38 (1), 02/19/2025 21:51 (1)
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