CVE-2022-26138

CISA description

Atlassian Questions For Confluence App has hard-coded credentials, exposing the username and password in plaintext. A remote unauthenticated attacker can use these credentials to log into Confluence and access all content accessible to users in the confluence-users group.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes & references

• https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/questions-for-confluence-security-advisory-2022-07-20-1142446709.html
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26138

Where this lands in 800-53

Vulnerability data triggers these controls during assessment and continuous monitoring.

• RA-5 · Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning
• SI-2 · Flaw Remediation
• CM-6 · Configuration Settings
• SI-7 · Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity
• CM-8 · System Component Inventory

External lookups

• NVD · CVE-2022-26138
• CVE.org · CVE-2022-26138
• CISA KEV catalog (canonical)