Is CVE-2023-22515 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-22515 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-24.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-22515?

CVE-2023-22515 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2023-22515?

Patch guidance is available from atlassian security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-22515.

Fix CVE-2023-22515 - CRITICAL

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2023-22515?

6 products: atlassian confluence data center, atlassian confluence data center, atlassian confluence data center, atlassian confluence server, atlassian confluence server, and 1 more.

Description

Atlassian has been made aware of an issue reported by a handful of customers where external attackers may have exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in publicly accessible Confluence Data Center and Server instances to create unauthorized Confluence administrator accounts and access Confluence instances. 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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ATLASSIAN
Published: 10/4/2023
Last Modified: 10/24/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

atlassian : confluence_data_centeratlassian : confluence_data_centeratlassian : confluence_data_centeratlassian : confluence_serveratlassian : confluence_serveratlassian : confluence_server

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD