# CVE-2022-42978: Missing authorization in n/a

> An unauthenticated attacker can access files on the remote system due to mishandled authorization in the Netic User Export add-on for Atlassian Confluence.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 30 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jhcx-mw62-qxxm

## What is CVE-2022-42978?

CVE-2022-42978 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Netic User Export add-on before 1.3.5 for Atlassian Confluence, authorization is mishandled. An unauthenticated attacker could access files on the remote system.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42978?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Atlassian Confluence Data Center.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-42978?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42978 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-42978 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42978 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-22527](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22527/): Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Template Injection (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-22518](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22518/): Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Improper Authorization (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-22515](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22515/): Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Broken Access Control (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-26134](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26134/): Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-26084](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26084/): Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center Object-Graph Navigation Language (OGNL) Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-42978 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-42978 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42978 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42978/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42978/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42978
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42978
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42978

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42978/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.