Vulnerability · Published Feb 9, 2022 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2022-23615Partial authorization bypass on document save in xwiki-platform
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect authorization 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 0.7% (higher than 53% 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 affected versions any user with SCRIPT right can save a document with the right of the current user which allow accessing API requiring programming right if the current user has programming right. This has been patched in XWiki 13.0. Users are advised to update to resolve this issue. The only known workaround is to limit SCRIPT access.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore | 13.0 | GHSA-f4cj-3q3h-884r |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| xwiki | xwiki-platform | >= 1.0, < 13.0 |
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-f4cj-3q3h-884r x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/7ab0fe7b96809c7a3881454147598d46a1c9bbbe x_refsource_MISC
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-5024 x_refsource_MISC