# CVE-2022-41937: Missing Authorization in XWiki Platform > Attackers with view access can modify any wiki page by importing a crafted XAR package, requiring patching or permission restrictions. - **Severity:** Critical 9.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 22 Nov 2022 - **Updated:** 23 Apr 2025 - **Also known as:** GHSA-q6jp-gcww-8v2j ## What is CVE-2022-41937? CVE-2022-41937 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 22 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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. The application allows anyone with view access to modify any page of the wiki by importing a crafted XAR package. The problem has been patched in XWiki 14.6RC1, 14.6 and 13.10.8. As a workaround, setting the right of the page Filter.WebHome and making sure only the main wiki administrators can view the application installed on main wiki or edit the page and apply the changed described in commit fb49b4f. Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41937? 6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-filter-ui. It affects 1 product. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-filter-ui` | Maven | All versions | 13.10.8 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-filter-ui` | Maven | All versions | 13.10.8 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-filter-ui` | Maven | From 14.0.0 | 14.4.3 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-filter-ui` | Maven | From 14.0.0 | 14.4.3 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-filter-ui` | Maven | From 14.5.0 | 14.6-rc-1 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-filter-ui` | Maven | From 14.5.0 | 14.6-rc-1 | Products: Xwiki Xwiki. ## How do I fix CVE-2022-41937? Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-filter-ui to a fixed version for your release line: 13.10.8, 14.4.3 or 14.6-rc-1. ## Is CVE-2022-41937 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41937 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Xwiki Xwiki - [CVE-2025-24893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24893/): XWiki Platform Eval Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2025-53836](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53836/): XWiki Rendering is vulnerable to RCE attacks when processing nested macros (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2024-55662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55662/): XWiki allows remote code execution through the extension sheet (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2024-55877](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55877/): XWiki allows remote code execution from account through macro descriptions and XWiki.XWikiSyntaxMacrosList (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2024-37901](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37901/): XWiki Platform vulnerable to remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestConfigSheet (critical 10.0) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2022-41937 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2022-41937 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 22 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41937 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected packages and fixed versions: - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-filter-ui (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 13.10.8 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-filter-ui (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 13.10.8 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-filter-ui (Maven): affected from 14.0.0; fixed in 14.4.3 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-filter-ui (Maven): affected from 14.0.0; fixed in 14.4.3 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-filter-ui (Maven): affected from 14.5.0; fixed in 14.6-rc-1 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-filter-ui (Maven): affected from 14.5.0; fixed in 14.6-rc-1 Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41937/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41937/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41937 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41937 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41937 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41937/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.