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GHSA-fp36-mjw5-fmgx

GitHub Security Advisory

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

✓ GitHub Reviewed MODERATE Has CVE

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
Affected versions: 8.0-rc-1 (fixed in 14.10.1)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-fp36-mjw5-fmgx
Published
April 20, 2023 9:39 PM
Last Modified
April 20, 2023 9:39 PM
CVSS Score
5.0 /10
Primary Ecosystem
Maven
Primary Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: September 22, 2025 6:29 AM

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