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High severity · published May 28, 2021
CVE-2021-32620
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it
8.8
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In versions prior to 11.10.13, 12.6.7, and 12.10.2, a user disabled on a wiki using email verification for registration canouldre-activate themself by using the activation link provided for his registration. The problem has been patched in the following versions of XWiki: 11.10.13, 12.6.7, 12.10.2, 13.0. It is possible to workaround the issue by resetting the `validkey` property of the disabled XWiki users. This can be done by editing the user profile with object editor.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XW
Xwiki · Xwiki
11.6 before 11.10.13; 12.0 before 12.6.7; 12.7 before 12.10.2; 12.10.3 before 13.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
XW
Xwiki
Xwiki
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32620
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32620
Patch
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/f9a677408ffb06f309be46ef9d8df1915d9099a4
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-76mp-659p-rw65
Permissions Required
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-17942
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