CVE-2022-36090
highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.012 · 67 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
XWiki Platform Old Core is a core package for XWiki Platform, a generic wiki platform. Prior to versions 13.1.0.5 and 14.3-rc-1, some resources are missing a check for inactive (not yet activated or disabled) users in XWiki, including the REST service. This means a disabled user can enable themselves using a REST call. On the same way some resources handler created by extensions are not protected by default, so an inactive user could perform actions for such extensions. This issue has existed since at least version 1.1 of XWiki for instance configured with the email activation required for new users. Now it's more critical for versions 11.3-rc-1 and later since the maintainers provided the capability to disable user without deleting them and encouraged using that feature. XWiki 14.3-rc-1 and XWiki 13.10.5 contain a patch. There is no workaround for this other than upgrading XWiki.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore1.1 → 13.10.5osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-oldcore
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore14.0 → 14.3-rc-1osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-oldcore
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-jgc8-gvcx-9vfxXWiki Platform Improper Authorization check for inactive users2022-09-16ghsa · osvUS
### Impact Some resources are missing a check for inactive (not yet activated or disabled) users in XWiki, including the REST service: so a disabled user can enable themselves using a REST call. On the same way some resources handler created by extensions are not protected by default: so an inactive users could perform actions for such extensions. This issue exists since at least version 1.1 of XWiki for instance configured with the email activation required for new users. Now it's more critical for newer versions (>= 11.3RC1) since we provided the capability to disable user without deleting them, and we encouraged using that feature. ### Patches This issue has been patched in XWiki 14.3RC1 and XWiki 13.10.5. ### Workarounds There is no workaround for this other than upgrading XWiki. ### References * https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19559 ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org) * Email us at [security mailing-list](mailto:security@xwiki.com)
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references (10)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-36090/cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/e074d226d9b2b96a0a1ba4349d1b73a802842986cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-jgc8-gvcx-9vfxcnnvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19559cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/e074d226d9b2b96a0a1ba4349d1b73a802842986enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-jgc8-gvcx-9vfxenisa_euvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19559enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/e074d226d9b2b96a0a1ba4349d1b73a802842986PatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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