CVE-2022-23619 Information exposure in xwiki-platform
Attackers can determine if a user account exists via the password recovery form, even on closed wikis, exposing user presence information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-23619?
CVE-2022-23619 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 9 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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 it's possible to guess if a user has an account on the wiki by using the "Forgot your password" form, even if the wiki is closed to guest users. This problem has been patched on XWiki 12.10.9, 13.4.1 and 13.6RC1. Users are advised yo update. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23619?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web Maven | All versions | 12.10.9 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web Maven | All versions | 12.10.9 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web Maven | From 13.0.0 | 13.4.1 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web Maven | From 13.0.0 | 13.4.1 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web Maven | From 13.5RC1 | 13.6RC1 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web Maven | From 13.5RC1 | 13.6RC1 |
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23619?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web to a fixed version for your release line: 12.10.9, 13.4.1 or 13.6RC1.
Is CVE-2022-23619 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23619 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-35fg-hjcr-j65f.