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GHSA-m738-3rc4-5xv3

GitHub Security Advisory

A user without PR can reset user authentication failures information

✓ GitHub Reviewed LOW Has CVE

Advisory Details

### Impact
The script service method used to reset the authentication failures record can be executed by any user with Script rights and does not require Programming rights as it should have.
Note that being able to reset the authentication failure record mean that an attacker with script right might use it to try performing a bruteforce attack since she'd been able to virtually deactivate the mechanism introduced to mitigate those attacks.

### Patches
The problem has been patched in version 12.6.8, 12.10.4 and 13.0.

### Workarounds
There's no workaround besides upgrading and being careful on which user should have Script right access. Note that any bruteforce attack on the authentication should be visible in the logs since the authentication failures are logged.

### References
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-18276

### For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
* Open an issue in [Jira](http://jira.xwiki.org)
* Email us at [the security mailing-list](mailto:[email protected])

Affected Packages

Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-script
Affected versions: 11.6 (fixed in 12.6.8)
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-script
Affected versions: 12.7 (fixed in 12.10.4)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-m738-3rc4-5xv3
Published
July 2, 2021 7:19 PM
Last Modified
July 2, 2021 4:44 PM
CVSS Score
2.5 /10
Primary Ecosystem
Maven
Primary Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-script
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: September 23, 2025 6:31 AM

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