Critical [CVE-2022-26138] The Atlassian Questions For Confluence app for Confluence Server and Data Center creates a Confluence user account in the…
This critical-severity Atlassian advisory covers CVE-2022-26138; related products: Confluence Server.
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Summary
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.
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
- Listed:
- Jul 29, 2022 · federal remediation due Aug 19, 2022
- Required action:
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
KEV is a prioritization signal from CISA — remediation detail still comes from the vendor advisory.
Affected versions
No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative — check it before change work.
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Fixed versions
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Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 3 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation
The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.
Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 3 months ago·verify at source
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