CVE-2021-32620
mediumpriority · track · 35OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.011 · 66 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4–8.8
weaknesses
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affected products (10)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Maven org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-core11.6 → 11.10.13osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.commons/xwiki-commons-core
- Maven org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-core12.0 → 12.6.7osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.commons/xwiki-commons-core
- Maven org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-core12.10.0 → 12.10.2osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.commons/xwiki-commons-core
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-76mp-659p-rw65XWiki users registered with email verification can self re-activate their disabled accounts2021-05-18ghsa · osvUS
### Impact A user disabled on a wiki using email verification for registration can re-activate himself by using the activation link provided for his registration. ### Patches The problem has been patched in the following versions of XWiki: 11.10.13, 12.6.7, 12.10.2, 13.0. ### Workarounds It's 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. ### References https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-17942 ### 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 [Security mailing-list](mailto:security@xwiki.org)
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/f9a677408ffb06f309be46ef9d8df1915d9099a4cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-76mp-659p-rw65cnnvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-17942cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/f9a677408ffb06f309be46ef9d8df1915d9099a4enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-76mp-659p-rw65enisa_euvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-17942enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/f9a677408ffb06f309be46ef9d8df1915d9099a4PatchThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-76mp-659p-rw65Third Party Advisorynvd
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