Confluence Docs 3.0 : Release Notes 2.2.3 This page last changed on Jun 14, 2006 by cmiller. Confluence 2.2.3 is a maintenance release that resolves some issues users may have encountered using Confluence 2.2, including issues related to LDAP user management, installation, backup/restore and more. This release also includes a patch for a serious security issue regarding global permissions. 2.2.3 is a free upgrade for all customers who purchased their Confluence license after June 8th, 2005. #### Who should upgrade? Confluence 2.2.3 resolves a security bug related to unauthorised modification of global permissions. As such this release is a recommended upgrade for all customers. For users of older versions of Confluence who do not wish to upgrade, a patch for this issue will be available shortly. #### Upgrade Procedure Upgrading Confluence should be pretty easy. If you are upgrading from Confluence 2.2, 2.2.1 or 2.2.2, you can find instructions here. We strongly recommend that you backup your `confluence.home` directory and database before upgrading! If you are upgrading from Confluence 2.1.5 or earlier, please check the release-notes of the other major Confluence releases: Release Notes 2.2 Release Notes 2.1 Release Notes 2.0 Release Notes 1.4 Release Notes 1.3 Release Notes 1.2 Release Notes 1.1 #### Changes in 2.2.3 As part of a new process for pushing out bug fix releases more quickly, this release follows just a week after the release of 2.2.2. Six issues were resolved between Confluence 2.2.2 and 2.2.3. For a complete list, see: Issues resolved for 2.2.3 Global Permissions A security problem was identified where unauthorised users could modify global permissions. For more information, including details on how to patch previous Confluence versions, please see the security advisory Backup/Restore An issue was resolved where attachments were not imported from space exports. Existing backup files are still valid, the error was only during the re-importing process – CONF-6286 External user management Queries to LDAP repositories are now correctly escaped, so user and group names may contain commas – USER-106 Other (UI) Fixed parent link in preview of new page – CONF-6275 (authentication) Fixed incorrect redirect from login when base URL contained an extra slash – CONF-6261 (installation) Improved error handling during Confluence setup – CONF-6276

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