CVE-2022-26138

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    CVE-2022-26138

    Published: 20 Jul 2022Last Modified: 11 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: , https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-26138, https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-security-advisory-2022-07-20-1142446709.html, https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-79483

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    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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