CVE-2022-41930 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-user-profile-ui missing authorization to enable or disable users
Unauthenticated users can enable or disable any user profile, allowing self-re-enablement or denial of service against other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-41930?
CVE-2022-41930 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 23 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-user-profile-ui is missing authorization to enable or disable users. Any user (logged in or not) with access to the page XWiki.XWikiUserProfileSheet can enable or disable any user profile. This might allow to a disabled user to re-enable themselves, or to an attacker to disable any user of the wiki. The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.7, 14.5RC1 and 14.4.2. Workarounds: The problem can be patched immediately by editing the page `XWiki.XWikiUserProfileSheet` in the wiki and by performing the changes contained in https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/5be1cc0adf917bf10899c47723fa451e950271fa.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41930?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-user-profile-ui. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-user-profile-ui Maven | From 12.4 | 13.10.7 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-user-profile-ui Maven | From 12.4 | 13.10.7 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-user-profile-ui Maven | From 14.0.0 | 14.4.2 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-user-profile-ui Maven | From 14.0.0 | 14.4.2 |
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2022-41930?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-user-profile-ui to a fixed version for your release line: 13.10.7 or 14.4.2.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2022-41930 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-41930 exists.
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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-p5v9-g8w8-5q4v.