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Critical · 9.8 Known exploited Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2022-26138 EUVD-2022-30705GHSA-23xf-wg9r-49fr

The Atlassian Questions For Confluence app for Confluence Server and Data Center creates a Confluence user account in the confluence-users …

Published Jul 20, 2022 · Updated Jan 12, 2026 · Assigned by atlassian

Vendor: Atlassian Product: Questions For Confluence Category: Web / CMS

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Atlassian Questions For Confluence 2.7.34, 2.7.35, 3.0.2 —

Public exploits

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GitHub 4 repositories

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Automated scanner template

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