Unmasking the top exploited vulnerabilities of 2022
Aug 4, 2023Himanshu Anand, Sabina Zejnilovic, Daniele Molteni
Summary
This post analyzes Cloudflare's observed attack traffic volume for the top exploited vulnerabilities of 2022, as highlighted by a CISA report. It details the prevalence of Log4J (CVE-2021-44228) and Atlassian Confluence Code Injection (CVE-2022-26134) as the most exploited, providing specific CVEs and attack trends for Microsoft Exchange, F5 BIG-IP, and VMware vulnerabilities. It also details the emergency WAF rule releases and the extension of WAF Managed Rules for high-impact vulnerabilities to all plans, including Free.
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