CVE-2022-36095 XWiki Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) for actions on tags

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

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.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates MavenFrom 14.014.3
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates MavenFrom 14.014.3
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates MavenFrom 2.0-milestone-113.10.5
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates MavenFrom 2.0-milestone-113.10.5

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.

All Xwiki Xwiki vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fxwr-4vq9-9vhj.

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