RULE(RULE ID:336832)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2022-07-25
Rule Name: Confluence Disabledsystemuser Password Leak Vulnerability (CVE-2022-26138)
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CVE ID:
Rule Protection Details
Description: 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.
Impact: An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to have unspecified effect.
Affected OS: Windows, Linux, Others
Reference: https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-security-advisory-2022-07-20-1142446709.html
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-79483
Solutions
The vendor has released upgrade patches to fix vulnerabilities, please visit:
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-79483