CVE-2022-41927 XWiki Platform vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) allowing to delete or rename tags
Attackers can trick users into deleting or renaming tags in XWiki Platform without confirmation, requiring a patch to fix.
- 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-2022-41927?
CVE-2022-41927 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 23 Nov 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 vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) that may allow attackers to delete or rename tags without needing any confirmation. The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.7, 14.4.1 and 14.5RC1. Workarounds: It's possible to patch existing instances directly by editing the page Main.Tags and add this kind of check, in the code for renaming and for deleting: ``` #if (!$services.csrf.isTokenValid($request.get('form_token'))) #set ($discard = $response.sendError(401, "Wrong CSRF token")) #end ```
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41927?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-ui. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-ui Maven | From 14.0.0 | 14.4.1 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-ui Maven | From 14.0.0 | 14.4.1 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-ui Maven | From 3.2-milestone-2 | 13.10.7 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-ui Maven | From 3.2-milestone-2 | 13.10.7 |
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2022-41927?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-ui to a fixed version for your release line: 14.4.1 or 13.10.7.
Is CVE-2022-41927 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41927 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-mq7h-5574-hw9f.