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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-22522 · published 6 December 2023

CVE-2023-22522: Atlassian confluence data center injection vulnerability

Atlassian · Confluence Data Center

This Template Injection vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker, including one with anonymous access, to inject unsafe user input into a Confluence page. Using this approach, an attacker is able to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) on an affected instance. Publicly accessible Confluence Data Center and Server versions as listed below are at risk and require immediate attention. See the advisory for additional details 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.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 13% · top 3.8% CWE-74 · Injection
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score
13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

This Template Injection vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker, including one with anonymous access, to inject unsafe user input into a Confluence page. Using this approach, an attacker is able to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) on an affected instance. Publicly accessible Confluence Data Center and Server versions as listed below are at risk and require immediate attention. See the advisory for additional details 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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1319570362 Vendor Advisory
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-93502 Vendor Advisory
https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1319570362 Vendor Advisory
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-93502 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-22522), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.