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CVE-2022-36093

HIGH
Published 2022-09-08T17:25:10.000Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
8.5
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.018
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 1.8% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.821
Higher than 82.1% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE

Description

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

✓ GitHub Reviewed HIGH

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

GHSA-h5j3-5x63-p8jv

Advisory Details

### Impact 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. ### Patches This issue has been patched in XWiki 13.10.5 and 14.3RC1. ### Workarounds It is possible to replace `xpart.vm`, the entry point for this attack, by a patched version from the [patch](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/70c64c23f4404f33289458df2a08f7c4be022755) without updating XWiki. ### References * https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19558 ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/) * Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:[email protected])

Affected Packages

Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 <13.10.5
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web
ECOSYSTEM: ≥8.0-rc-1 <13.10.5
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
ECOSYSTEM: ≥14.0 <14.3-rc-1
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web
ECOSYSTEM: ≥14.0 <14.3-rc-1

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: September 16, 2022, Modified: September 16, 2022

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Published: 2022-09-08T17:25:10.000Z
Last Modified: 2025-04-23T17:13:01.161Z
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