Vulnerability identifier: #VU81102

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22512

CWE-ID: CWE-399

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Confluence Data Center
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor: Atlassian

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application. A remote non-authenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Confluence Data Center: 8.5.0, 8.4.0 - 8.4.2, 8.3.0 - 8.3.2, 8.2.0 - 8.2.3, 8.1.0 - 8.1.3, 8.0.0 - 8.0.4, 7.19.0 - 7.19.12, 7.13.0 - 7.13.20, 7.20.0 - 7.20.3, 7.18.0 - 7.18.3, 7.17.0 - 7.17.5, 7.16.0 - 7.16.5, 7.15.0 - 7.15.3, 7.14.0 - 7.14.4, 7.12.0 - 7.12.5, 7.11.0 - 7.11.6, 7.10.0 - 7.10.2, 7.9.0 - 7.9.3, 7.8.0 - 7.8.3, 7.7.2 - 7.7.4, 7.6.0 - 7.6.3, 7.5.0 - 7.5.2, 7.4.0 - 7.4.18, 7.3.1 - 7.3.5, 7.2.0 - 7.2.2, 7.1.0 - 7.1.2, 7.0.1 - 7.0.5, 6.15.1 - 6.15.10, 6.14.0 - 6.14.3, 6.13.0 - 6.13.23, 6.12.0 - 6.12.4, 6.11.0 - 6.11.2, 6.10.0 - 6.10.3, 6.9.0 - 6.9.3, 6.8.0 - 6.8.5, 6.7.0 - 6.7.3, 6.6.0 - 6.6.17, 6.5.0 - 6.5.3, 6.4.0 - 6.4.3, 6.3.1 - 6.3.4, 6.2.0 - 6.2.4, 6.1.0 - 6.1.4, 6.0.1 - 6.0.7, 5.10.0 - 5.10.9, 5.9.1 - 5.9.14, 5.8.2 - 5.8.18, 5.7.1 - 5.7.6, 5.6.1 - 5.6.6

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External links
http://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-91258

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.