Double trouble for VMware and Atlassian admins – there are critical flaws to fix

January 16, 2024 at 01:12PM Critical vulnerabilities in Atlassian and VMware products have been revealed. Atlassian’s Confluence Data Center and Server have a flaw allowing remote code execution, and Jira Software Data Center and Server are susceptible to XML external entity attacks. VMware’s Aria Automation faces a missing access control issue, all requiring immediate patching … Read more

Atlassian warns of critical RCE flaw in older Confluence versions

January 16, 2024 at 10:23AM Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server had a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2023-22527) impacting versions released before December 5, 2023. The flaw allowed unauthenticated attackers to perform remote code execution. Atlassian fixed the vulnerability in later versions and advises users to install the latest version to protect against potential … Read more

Alert: ‘Effluence’ Backdoor Persists Despite Patching Atlassian Confluence Servers

November 10, 2023 at 04:03AM Researchers have discovered a stealthy backdoor called Effluence that exploits a security flaw in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server. The backdoor allows attackers to move laterally within the network and exfiltrate data. It can be accessed remotely without authenticating to Confluence. The attack chain involves exploiting two critical bugs … Read more

Atlassian Issues Second Warning on Potential Exploitation of Critical Confluence Flaw 

November 4, 2023 at 12:30PM Enterprise software maker Atlassian has issued a warning on a critical-severity vulnerability in Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-22518, could result in severe data loss due to an improper authorization issue. Atlassian has released patches for the bug and urges organizations to apply them promptly. … Read more

Atlassian CISO Urges Quick Action to Protect Confluence Instances From Critical Vulnerability

October 31, 2023 at 02:22PM Software maker Atlassian has issued a warning to all Confluence Data Center and Server customers about a critical vulnerability that could be exploited without authentication. The vulnerability, known as CVE-2023-22518, is an improper authorization bug that affects all Confluence versions. Although no data exfiltration can occur from exploiting the flaw, … Read more

Atlassian warns of critical Confluence flaw leading to data loss

October 31, 2023 at 02:06PM Australian software company Atlassian has issued a warning to admins to patch their Internet-exposed Confluence instances due to a critical security flaw. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-22518, could lead to data loss. While it doesn’t impact confidentiality or allow for data exfiltration, it is necessary to take immediate action to … Read more

Stop what you’re doing and patch this critical Confluence flaw, warns Atlassian

October 31, 2023 at 01:11AM Customers of Atlassian’s Confluence collaboration tool have been alerted to a critical flaw, CVE-2023-22518, and urged to take immediate action. The vulnerability affects all versions of Confluence and is rated at a severity of 9.1/10. Atlassian has not provided details on the nature of the flaw but recommends upgrading to … Read more

Threat Actors Exploit Atlassian Confluence CVE-2023-22515 for Initial Access to Networks

October 16, 2023 at 10:46AM The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) have issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) about the active exploitation of CVE-2023-22515, a vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server. This vulnerability allows cyber threat actors to gain … Read more

Microsoft Blames Nation-State Threat Actor for Confluence Zero-Day Attacks

October 10, 2023 at 07:54PM Researchers at Microsoft have identified a known nation-state threat actor, referred to as Storm-0062, as responsible for the recent zero-day exploits targeting Atlassian’s Confluence Data Center and Server products. The malicious activity had been ongoing since September 14, before Atlassian publicly disclosed the issue. Microsoft has provided IP addresses related … Read more