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CVE-2023-22521

8.8 · HIGH

This High severity RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability was introduced in version 3.4.6 of Crowd Data Center and Server.

Published Nov 21, 2023EPSS 1.21%

Overview

CVE-2023-22521 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 21, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

This High severity RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability was introduced in version 3.4.6 of Crowd Data Center and Server.

This RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 8.0, allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code which has high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability, and requires no user interaction.

Atlassian recommends that Crowd Data Center and Server customers upgrade to latest version, if you are unable to do so, upgrade your instance to one of the specified supported fixed versions:

Crowd Data Center and Server 3.4: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 5.1.6

Crowd Data Center and Server 5.2: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 5.2.1

See the release notes ([https://confluence.atlassian.com/crowd/crowd-release-notes-199094.html]). You can download the latest version of Crowd Data Center and Server from the download center ([https://www.atlassian.com/software/crowd

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refconfluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1318881573Refjira.atlassian.com/browse/CWD-6139Refconfluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1318881573Refjira.atlassian.com/browse/CWD-6139

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-22521?

CVE-2023-22521 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 21, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2023-22521?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-22521?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2023-22521?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2023-22521 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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