📄 Description (English)
Atlassian Questions For Confluence App Hard-coded Credentials Vulnerability — Atlassian Questions For Confluence App has hard-coded credentials, exposing the username and password in plaintext. A remote unauthenticated attacker can use these credentials to log into Confluence and access all content accessible to users in the confluence-users group.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2022-26138 is a critical vulnerability in Atlassian Questions For Confluence App containing hard-coded credentials that expose plaintext username and password. Remote unauthenticated attackers can exploit these credentials to gain unauthorized access to Confluence instances and retrieve all content accessible to confluence-users group members. With a CVSS score of 9.0 and publicly available exploits, this poses an immediate and severe threat to organizations using affected Confluence deployments.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 21, 2026 19:41
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability poses critical risk to Saudi government entities, financial institutions regulated by SAMA, and large enterprises using Confluence for document management and collaboration. Government agencies (NCA, CITC, ARAMCO, STC) relying on Confluence for sensitive communications and policy documents face immediate data breach risk. Banking sector organizations using Confluence for internal documentation and compliance records are at high risk of unauthorized access to confidential financial data. Healthcare organizations and critical infrastructure operators using Confluence for operational documentation face potential exposure of sensitive technical and administrative information.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government and Public Administration
Banking and Financial Services
Healthcare and Medical Services
Energy and Utilities
Telecommunications
Education and Research
Large Enterprises and Corporations
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1078 - Valid Accounts
T1078.001 - Default Accounts
T1110 - Brute Force
T1589 - Gather Victim Identity Information
T1592 - Gather Victim Host Information
T1526 - Enumerate External Targets
T1087 - Account Discovery
T1580 - Cloud Infrastructure Discovery
T1538 - Cloud Service Discovery
T1213 - Data from Information Repositories
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all Confluence instances running Questions For Confluence App and verify affected versions
2. Disable or uninstall the Questions For Confluence App immediately if not critical to operations
3. Review Confluence access logs for unauthorized authentication attempts using default credentials
4. Force password reset for all Confluence users, particularly confluence-users group members
5. Implement network-level access controls restricting Confluence access to authorized networks only
PATCHING GUIDANCE:
1. Update Atlassian Confluence to the latest patched version
2. Update Questions For Confluence App to version 2.7.35 or later
3. Verify patch installation and restart Confluence services
4. Test functionality post-patch before returning to production
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if immediate patching not possible):
1. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block suspicious authentication patterns
2. Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all Confluence accounts
3. Restrict Confluence access via IP whitelisting to known organizational networks
4. Monitor and alert on failed authentication attempts and unusual access patterns
5. Implement database-level encryption for Confluence content
DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor for authentication events using hardcoded usernames associated with Questions For Confluence App
2. Alert on bulk content access from single sessions
3. Track failed login attempts followed by successful authentication from same source IP
4. Monitor for API calls accessing confluence-users group permissions
5. Log and alert on any access to Confluence from unexpected geographic locations or IP ranges
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع مثيلات Confluence التي تقوم بتشغيل تطبيق Questions For Confluence والتحقق من الإصدارات المتأثرة
2. تعطيل أو إلغاء تثبيت تطبيق Questions For Confluence فوراً إذا لم يكن حرجاً للعمليات
3. مراجعة سجلات الوصول إلى Confluence للتحقق من محاولات المصادقة غير المصرح بها باستخدام بيانات اعتماد افتراضية
4. فرض إعادة تعيين كلمة المرور لجميع مستخدمي Confluence، خاصة أعضاء مجموعة confluence-users
5. تنفيذ عناصر تحكم الوصول على مستوى الشبكة لتقييد الوصول إلى Confluence للشبكات المصرح بها فقط
إرشادات التصحيح:
1. تحديث Atlassian Confluence إلى أحدث إصدار مصحح
2. تحديث تطبيق Questions For Confluence إلى الإصدار 2.7.35 أو أحدث
3. التحقق من تثبيت التصحيح وإعادة تشغيل خدمات Confluence
4. اختبار الوظائف بعد التصحيح قبل العودة إلى الإنتاج
عناصر التحكم البديلة (إذا لم يكن التصحيح الفوري ممكناً):
1. تنفيذ قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحظر أنماط المصادقة المريبة
2. تفعيل المصادقة متعددة العوامل (MFA) لجميع حسابات Confluence
3. تقييد الوصول إلى Confluence عبر القائمة البيضاء للعناوين IP المعروفة للشبكات التنظيمية
4. مراقبة والتنبيه على محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة والأنماط غير العادية
5. تنفيذ التشفير على مستوى قاعدة البيانات لمحتوى Confluence
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Access Control Policy
ECC 2024 A.5.2.1 - User Registration and Access Rights Management
ECC 2024 A.5.3.1 - Password Management
ECC 2024 A.8.2.1 - User Access Management
ECC 2024 A.8.2.3 - Management of Privileged Access Rights
ECC 2024 A.12.4.1 - Event Logging
ECC 2024 A.12.4.3 - Protection of Log Information
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.AM-1 - Asset Management
SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access Control Policy and Procedures
SAMA CSF PR.AC-2 - Physical and Logical Access Controls
SAMA CSF PR.AC-4 - Access Rights and Privileges
SAMA CSF DE.AE-1 - Audit and Accountability
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - System Monitoring
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.1 - Policies for Information Security
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.2 - Information Security Roles and Responsibilities
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.3 - Segregation of Duties
ISO 27001:2022 A.6.2 - User Access Management
ISO 27001:2022 A.6.3 - Supplier Access Management
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2 - Privileged Access Rights
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3 - Information Access Restriction
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.4 - Access to Cryptography and Keys
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.4 - Logging
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
PCI DSS 2.1 - Default Passwords
PCI DSS 2.2.4 - Configure System Security Parameters
PCI DSS 6.2 - Ensure Security Patches Installed
PCI DSS 7.1 - Limit Access to System Components
PCI DSS 8.1 - Assign Unique ID to Each User
PCI DSS 8.2 - Ensure User Identity Verified
PCI DSS 8.3 - Restrict Access Based on Need-to-Know
PCI DSS 10.2 - Implement Automated Audit Trails
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Atlassian:Confluence