Medium severity · published Nov 23, 2022
CVE-2022-41929
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore is missing authorization in User#setDisabledStatus, which may allow an incorrectly authorized user with only Script rights to enable or…
4.9
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore is missing authorization in User#setDisabledStatus, which may allow an incorrectly authorized user with only Script rights to enable or disable a user. This operation is meant to only be available for users with admin rights. This problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.7, 14.4.2 and 14.5RC1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 55% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XW
Xwiki · Xwiki
after 11.7 before 13.10.7; after 14.0.0 before 14.4.2; 11.7; 14.4.3; 14.4.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41929
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41929
Patch
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/0b732f2ef0224e2aaf10e2e1ef48dbd3fb6e10cd
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-2gj2-vj98-j2qq
Exploit
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19804
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