CVE-2022-26138

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.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials (CWE-798)

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-79483
• https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-security-advisory-2022-07-20-1142446709.html

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: active
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical Impact: total

Additional References

• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-26138

References

• https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-79483
• https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-security-advisory-2022-07-20-1142446709.html

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