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CVE-2022-36093: XWiki allows unauthorized user registration via wizard

CVE-2022-36093 · published 4 years ago

Summary

The XWiki web templates let attackers create user accounts even when registration is turned off, bypassing email verification. This can give them access to private wikis or write rights on public wikis, depending on default permissions. Update XWiki to the latest version or replace the xpart.vm file with the patched version to close the gap.

What to do

Update xwiki org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates to version 13.10.5.
Update xwiki org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web to version 13.10.5.
Update xwiki org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates to version 14.3-rc-1.
Update xwiki org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web to version 14.3-rc-1.

Affected software

Ecosystem	Vendor	Product	Affected versions
maven	xwiki	org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates	< 13.10.5 >= 14.0, < 14.3-rc-1 Fix: upgrade to 13.10.5
maven	xwiki	org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web	>= 8.0-rc-1, < 13.10.5 >= 14.0, < 14.3-rc-1 Fix: upgrade to 13.10.5
–	xwiki	xwiki	>= 8.0, < 13.10.5 >= 14.0, < 14.3 `cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki::::::::`

Original advisory text

XWiki Platform Web Templates vulnerable to Unauthorized User Registration Through the Distribution Wizard

XWiki Platform Web Templates are templates for XWiki Platform, a generic wiki platform. By passing a template of the distribution wizard to the xpart template, user accounts can be created even when user registration is disabled. This also circumvents any email verification. Before versions 14.2 and 13.10.4, this can also be exploited on a private wiki, thus potentially giving the attacker access to the wiki. Depending on the configured default rights of users, this could also give attackers write access to an otherwise read-only public wiki. Users can also be created when an external authentication system like LDAP is configured, but authentication fails unless the authentication system supports a bypass/local accounts are enabled in addition to the external authentication system. This issue has been patched in XWiki 13.10.5 and 14.3RC1. As a workaround, one may replace `xpart.vm`, the entry point for this attack, by a patched version from the patch without updating XWiki.

References

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h5j3-5x63-p8jv
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19558 URL
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-h5j3-5x63-p8jv Vendor Advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36093 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/70c64c23f4404f33289458df2a08f7c4b... Patch
https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/36xxx/CVE-2022-36093... Vendor Advisory

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit
Gives an attacker partial control

Severity

8.5 High

Exploitation

<1% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-287Improper Authentication

CWE-288Authentication Bypass Using Alternate Path

Timeline

Published8 Sep 2022

Updated4 Nov 2026

First seen6 Mar 2026

Sources

GHSA-h5j3-5x63-p8jv · GHSA

CVE-2022-36093 · NVD

CVE-2022-36093 · OSV

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