TI-2022-09600 Aliases CVE-2022-26138 GHSA-23xf-wg9r-49fr

Hard-coded credentials in Atlassian Questions For Confluence

CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-798Published 2022-07-20 · Updated 2026-01-12

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-07-29CISA due date 2022-08-19

EPSS 0.98241 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Active
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Atlassian	Questions For Confluence	2.7.34; 2.7.35; 3.0.2	—	No fix listed	CNA

Questions For Confluence VendorAtlassian Affected 2.7.34; 2.7.35; 3.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:questions_for_confluence:2.7.34:::::::*	2.7.34	Vulnerable	Atlassian
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:questions_for_confluence:2.7.35:::::::*	2.7.35	Vulnerable	Atlassian
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:questions_for_confluence:3.0.2:::::::*	3.0.2	Vulnerable	Atlassian
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Atlassian
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Atlassian

cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:questions_for_confluence:2.7.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.34 Vulnerable ·Atlassian
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:questions_for_confluence:2.7.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.35 Vulnerable ·Atlassian
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:questions_for_confluence:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Atlassian
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Atlassian
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Atlassian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2022-07-29 Added to CISA KEV
2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-26138
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-23xf-wg9r-49fr

References

Patch 1

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-79483

Advisory 1

https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-security-advisory-2022-07-20-1142446709.html

TI-2018-09631 Cross-site request forgery in Atlassian Confluence Questions CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2018-09630 Cross-site request forgery in Atlassian Confluence Questions CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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