8.2
HIGH
CVE-2022-41930
XWiki Platform User Profile UI Authorization Bypass
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 23, 2022, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 30, 2022, 4:50 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-41930 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Xwiki xwiki
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/5be1cc0adf917bf10899c47723fa451e950271fa Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-p5v9-g8w8-5q4v Patch Third Party Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19792 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-41930 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/5be1cc0adf917bf10899c47723fa451e950271fa No Types Assigned https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/5be1cc0adf917bf10899c47723fa451e950271fa Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-p5v9-g8w8-5q4v No Types Assigned https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-p5v9-g8w8-5q4v Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19792 No Types Assigned https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19792 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.4 up to (excluding) 13.10.7 *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0.0 up to (excluding) 14.4.2 *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:14.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:14.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 23, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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. 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.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.00%

score

0.42335

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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