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Known Exploited Vulnerabilities CVE-2023-22518 Mappings

All versions of Confluence Data Center and Server are affected by this unexploited vulnerability. This Improper Authorization vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to reset Confluence and create a Confluence instance administrator account. Using this account, an attacker can then perform all administrative actions that are available to Confluence instance administrator leading to - but not limited to - full loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability.  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.

Mappings

Capability ID Capability Description Mapping Type ATT&CK ID ATT&CK Name Notes
CVE-2023-22518 Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Improper Authorization Vulnerability secondary_impact T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Comments
CVE-2023-22518 is an improper authorization vulnerability. Adversaries have been seen using HTTP POST requests to upload maliciously-crafted zip files to Confluence WebServers to exploit this vulnerability. After exploitation, adversaries were observed doing local system information discovery, downloading malicious payloads,
References
  1. https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/11/06/etr-rapid7-observed-exploitation-of-atlassian-confluence-cve-2023-22518/
CVE-2023-22518 Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Improper Authorization Vulnerability primary_impact T1033 System Owner/User Discovery
Comments
CVE-2023-22518 is an improper authorization vulnerability. Adversaries have been seen using HTTP POST requests to upload maliciously-crafted zip files to Confluence WebServers to exploit this vulnerability. After exploitation, adversaries were observed doing local system information discovery, downloading malicious payloads,
References
  1. https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/11/06/etr-rapid7-observed-exploitation-of-atlassian-confluence-cve-2023-22518/
CVE-2023-22518 Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Improper Authorization Vulnerability exploitation_technique T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Comments
CVE-2023-22518 is an improper authorization vulnerability. Adversaries have been seen using HTTP POST requests to upload maliciously-crafted zip files to Confluence WebServers to exploit this vulnerability. After exploitation, adversaries were observed doing local system information discovery and downloading malicious payloads.
References
  1. https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/11/06/etr-rapid7-observed-exploitation-of-atlassian-confluence-cve-2023-22518/