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GHSA-mgjw-2wrp-r535

GitHub Security Advisory

Remote code execution in xwiki-platform

✓ GitHub Reviewed HIGH Has CVE

Advisory Details

### Impact
It's possible for an unprivileged user to perform a remote code execution by injecting a groovy script in her own profile and by calling the Reset password feature since the feature is performing a save of the user profile with programming rights in the impacted versions of XWiki.

### Patches
The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.1RC1 with a complete refactoring of the Reset password feature.

### Workarounds
There's different possible workarounds, all consisting in modifying the XWiki/ResetPassword page.
- the Reset password feature can be entirely disabled by deleting the XWiki/ResetPassword page
- the script in XWiki/ResetPassword can also be modified or removed: an administrator can replace it with a simple email contact to ask an administrator to reset the password.

### References
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-16661

### 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 mailing-list](mailto:[email protected])

Affected Packages

Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui
Affected versions: 3.1-milestone-1 (fixed in 13.1RC1)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-mgjw-2wrp-r535
Published
February 9, 2022 9:32 PM
Last Modified
February 9, 2022 9:32 PM
CVSS Score
7.5 /10
Primary Ecosystem
Maven
Primary Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: July 28, 2025 6:37 AM

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