Vulnerability · Published May 28, 2021 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2021-32620Users registered with email verification can self re-activate their disabled accounts
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in xwiki-platform from xwiki. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In versions prior to 11.10.13, 12.6.7, and 12.10.2, a user disabled on a wiki using email verification for registration canouldre-activate themself by using the activation link provided for his registration. The problem has been patched in the following versions of XWiki: 11.10.13, 12.6.7, 12.10.2, 13.0. It is possible to workaround the issue by resetting the `validkey` property of the disabled XWiki users. This can be done by editing the user profile with object editor.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-core | 11.10.13 | GHSA-76mp-659p-rw65 |
| Maven | org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-core | 12.6.7 | GHSA-76mp-659p-rw65 |
| Maven | org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-core | 12.10.2 | GHSA-76mp-659p-rw65 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| xwiki | xwiki-platform | < 11.10.13>= 12.6.0, < 12.6.7>= 12.10.0, < 12.10.2 |
Weakness: CWE-285 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-76mp-659p-rw65 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-17942 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/f9a677408ffb06f309be46ef9d8df1915d9099a4 x_refsource_MISC