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CVE-2023-29513

MEDIUM
Published 2023-04-18T23:46:10.746Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
5.0
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.006
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.6% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.670
Higher than 67.0% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

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

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE

Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. If guest has view right on any document. It's possible to create a new user using the `distribution/firstadminuser.wiki` in the wrong context. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1 and 14.10.1. There is no known workaround other than upgrading.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

xwiki

xwiki-platform

Affected Versions:

< 14.10.1

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

✓ GitHub Reviewed MODERATE

xwiki-platform-web-templates allows users to be created even when registration is disabled without validation via template macro

GHSA-fp36-mjw5-fmgx

Advisory Details

### Impact If a guest has view rights on any document, it's possible to create a new user using the `distribution/firstadminuser.wiki` in the wrong context. To reproduce: * On a wiki with view rights for guests but user registration disabled, open as guest <server>/xwiki/bin/view/Main?sheet=CKEditor.HTMLConverter&language=en&sourceSyntax=xwiki%2F2.1&stripHTMLEnvelope=true&fromHTML=false&toHTML=true&text=%7B%7Btemplate+name%3D%22distribution%2Ffirstadminuser.wiki%22+%2F%7D%7D where <server> is the URL of your XWiki installation. * Enter username and password of your choice. * Click "Register and login" ### Patches The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1 and 14.10.1. ### Workarounds There is no known workaround other than upgrading. ### References https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19852 https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20400 ### 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: ≥8.0-rc-1 <14.10.1

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

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

References

WEB https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-fp36-mjw5-fmgx
ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29513
PACKAGE https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform
WEB https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19852
WEB https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20400

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: April 20, 2023, Modified: April 20, 2023

References

https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-fp36-mjw5-fmgx
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19852
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20400
Published: 2023-04-18T23:46:10.746Z
Last Modified: 2025-02-05T20:41:52.415Z
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