CVE-2022-23615 Partial authorization bypass on document save in xwiki-platform
Users with SCRIPT rights can bypass authorization checks to save documents with elevated privileges, potentially accessing restricted APIs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-23615?
CVE-2022-23615 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 9 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions any user with SCRIPT right can save a document with the right of the current user which allow accessing API requiring programming right if the current user has programming right. This has been patched in XWiki 13.0. Users are advised to update to resolve this issue. The only known workaround is to limit SCRIPT access.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23615?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Maven | From 1.0 | 13.0 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Maven | From 1.0 | 13.0 |
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23615?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore to 13.0 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2022-23615 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23615 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2024-55662 XWiki allows remote code execution through the extension sheet
- CVE-2024-55877 XWiki allows remote code execution from account through macro descriptions and XWiki.XWikiSyntaxMacrosList
- CVE-2024-37901 XWiki Platform vulnerable to remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestConfigSheet
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f4cj-3q3h-884r.