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CVE-2022-41929

MEDIUM
Published 2022-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
4.9
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.002
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.2% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.444
Higher than 44.4% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE

Description

org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore is missing authorization in User#setDisabledStatus, which may allow an incorrectly authorized user with only Script rights to enable or disable a user. This operation is meant to only be available for users with admin rights. This problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.7, 14.4.2 and 14.5RC1.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

xwiki

xwiki-platform

Affected Versions:

>= 11.7RC1, < 13.10.7 >= 14.0.0, < 14.4.2

GitHub Security Advisories

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Missing Authorization in User#setDisabledStatus in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore

GHSA-2gj2-vj98-j2qq

Advisory Details

### Impact It's possible for a user with only Script rights to enable or disable a user: this operation should be only doable for users with admin rights. ### Patches This problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.7, 14.4.2 and 14.5RC1. ### Workarounds There is no workaround other than upgrading the wiki, but note that this only impacts users with Script rights: administrator should take care which users have such right. ### References * https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19804 * https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/0b732f2ef0224e2aaf10e2e1ef48dbd3fb6e10cd ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [JIRA](https://jira.xwiki.org) * Email us at [security ML](mailto:[email protected])

Affected Packages

Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore
ECOSYSTEM: ≥11.7RC1 <13.10.7
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore
ECOSYSTEM: ≥14.0.0 <14.4.2

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

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

References

WEB https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-2gj2-vj98-j2qq
ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41929
WEB https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/0b732f2ef0224e2aaf10e2e1ef48dbd3fb6e10cd
PACKAGE https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform
WEB https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19804

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: November 21, 2022, Modified: November 21, 2022

References

https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-2gj2-vj98-j2qq
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/0b732f2ef0224e2aaf10e2e1ef48dbd3fb6e10cd
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19804
Published: 2022-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
Last Modified: 2025-04-22T16:01:16.581Z
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