Atlassian Confluence Data Center/Confluence Server prior 7.19.17/8.4.5/8.5.4/8.6.2/8.7.1 Template injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Template Handler. This manipulation causes injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-22522. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Template Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This Template Injection vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker, including one with anonymous access, to inject unsafe user input into a Confluence page. Using this approach, an attacker is able to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) on an affected instance. Publicly accessible Confluence Data Center and Server versions as listed below are at risk and require immediate attention. See the advisory for additional details 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.

The weakness was presented 12/06/2023. The advisory is shared at confluence.atlassian.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-22522 since 01/01/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1055 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 7.19.17, 8.4.5, 8.5.4, 8.6.2 or 8.7.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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CNA Base Score: 9.0
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Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Confluence Data Center/Confluence Server 7.19.17/8.4.5/8.5.4/8.6.2/8.7.1

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12/06/2023 +339 days 🔍
12/06/2023 +0 days 🔍
02/26/2026 +813 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: atlassian.com

Advisory: confluence.atlassian.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-22522 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-22522
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-247033

Entryinfo

Created: 12/06/2023 07:54
Updated: 02/26/2026 09:25
Changes: 12/06/2023 07:54 (48), 12/24/2023 16:10 (11), 02/26/2026 09:25 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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