Atlassian has advised all Confluence Data Center and Server customers to patch a critical vulnerability identified as an improper authorization bug (CVE-2023-22518) that could lead to significant data loss if exploited by an attacker. There have been no reports of active exploitation so far, and the bug doesn’t impact data confidentiality. The company has already released new versions of Confluence Data Center and Server to address the defect.

The NCSC wants developers to get serious on software security
The NCSC’s new Software Security Code of Practice has been praised by cyber professionals as a significant advancement in enhancing software supply chain security.