CVE-2023-29513 (GCVE-0-2023-29513)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-18 23:46 – Updated: 2025-02-05 20:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Users can be created even when registration is disabled without validation via the template macro in xwiki-platform
Summary
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. If guest has view right on any document. It's possible to create a new user using the `distribution/firstadminuser.wiki` in the wrong context. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1 and 14.10.1. There is no known workaround other than upgrading.
Severity
5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-05 20:41 UTC
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19852 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20400 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| xwiki | xwiki-platform |
Affected:
< 14.10.1
|
guessed |
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