CVE-2022-23621 Missing authorization in xwiki-platform
Users with SCRIPT rights can read sensitive configuration files from the web application directory due to missing authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-23621?
CVE-2022-23621 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 9 Feb 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, 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 read any file located in the XWiki WAR (for example xwiki.cfg and xwiki.properties) through XWiki#invokeServletAndReturnAsString as `$xwiki.invokeServletAndReturnAsString("/WEB-INF/xwiki.cfg")`. This issue has been patched in XWiki versions 12.10.9, 13.4.3 and 13.7-rc-1. Users are advised to update. The only workaround is to limit SCRIPT right.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23621?
6 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 | 12.10.9 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Maven | All versions | 12.10.9 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Maven | From 13.0.0 | 13.4.3 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Maven | From 13.0.0 | 13.4.3 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Maven | From 13.6-rc-1 | 13.7-rc-1 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Maven | From 13.6-rc-1 | 13.7-rc-1 |
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23621?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore to a fixed version for your release line: 12.10.9, 13.4.3 or 13.7-rc-1.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2022-23621 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23621 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-2jhm-qp48-hv5j.