Is CVE-2022-43782 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2022-43782 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2022-43782 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2022-43782 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-43782?

CVE-2022-43782 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2022-43782

NVD-CWE-noinfoPublished: November 17, 2022· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Affected versions of Atlassian Crowd allow an attacker to authenticate as the crowd application via security misconfiguration and subsequent ability to call privileged endpoints in Crowd's REST API under the {{usermanagement}} path.

This vulnerability can only be exploited by IPs specified under the crowd application allowlist in the Remote Addresses configuration, which is {{none}} by default.

The affected versions are all versions 3.x.x, versions 4.x.x before version 4.4.4, and versions 5.x.x before 5.0.3

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2022-43782 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.