CVE-2023-22523 Code injection in Assets Discovery Cloud

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code remotely on machines running the Atlassian Assets Discovery agent via a vulnerability in the agent application.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-22523?

CVE-2023-22523 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Atlassian Assets Discovery Cloud, published on 6 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

This vulnerability, if exploited, allows an attacker to perform privileged RCE (Remote Code Execution) on machines with the Assets Discovery agent installed. The vulnerability exists between the Assets Discovery application (formerly known as Insight Discovery) and the Assets Discovery agent.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22523?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Atlassian Assets Discovery Cloud, Atlassian Assets Discovery Data Center, Atlassian Assets Discovery Data Server.

How do I fix CVE-2023-22523?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22523 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2023-22523 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22523 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3xff-pwwp-wxh5.

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