CVE-2022-23617 Missing authorization in xwiki-platform
An attacker with edit rights can read content from pages they lack access to by using them as templates for new pages.
- 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-2022-23617?
CVE-2022-23617 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 edit right can copy the content of a page it does not have access to by using it as template of a new page. This issue has been patched in XWiki 13.2CR1 and 12.10.6. Users are advised to update. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23617?
4 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 | All versions | 12.10.6 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Maven | All versions | 12.10.6 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Maven | From 13.0 | 13.2-rc-1 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Maven | From 13.0 | 13.2-rc-1 |
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23617?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore to a fixed version for your release line: 12.10.6 or 13.2-rc-1.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2022-23617 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23617 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Xwiki Xwiki
- CVE-2025-24893 XWiki Platform Eval Injection
- CVE-2025-53836 XWiki Rendering is vulnerable to RCE attacks when processing nested macros
- 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-gf7x-2j2x-7f73.