# CVE-2023-22523: Code injection in Assets Discovery Cloud

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

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3xff-pwwp-wxh5

## 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: 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.

## Is CVE-2023-22523 being exploited?

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

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-22523 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Atlassian Assets Discovery Cloud. 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-2023-22523/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22523/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22523
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22523
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22523

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22523/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.