CVE-2022-36095 XWiki Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) for actions on tags
Attackers can force users to add or remove tags on XWiki pages via CSRF, requiring an upgrade to patched versions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-36095?
CVE-2022-36095 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 8 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Prior to versions 13.10.5 and 14.3, it is possible to perform a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack for adding or removing tags on XWiki pages. The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.5 and 14.3. As a workaround, one may locally modify the `documentTags.vm` template in one's filesystem, to apply the changes exposed there.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36095?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates Maven | From 14.0 | 14.3 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates Maven | From 14.0 | 14.3 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates Maven | From 2.0-milestone-1 | 13.10.5 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates Maven | From 2.0-milestone-1 | 13.10.5 |
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2022-36095?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates to a fixed version for your release line: 14.3 or 13.10.5.
Is CVE-2022-36095 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36095 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-fxwr-4vq9-9vhj.