XWiki users registered with email verification can self re-activate their disabled accounts
Impact
A user disabled on a wiki using email verification for registration can re-activate himself by using the activation link provided for his registration.
Patches
The problem has been patched in the following versions of XWiki: 11.10.13, 12.6.7, 12.10.2, 13.0.
Workarounds
It's possible to workaround the issue by resetting the validkey property of the disabled XWiki users. This can be done by editing the user profile with object editor.
References
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-17942
For more information
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Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-core | >= 11.6, < 11.10.13, >= 12.0, < 12.6.7, >= 12.10.0, < 12.10.2 | 11.10.13, 12.6.7, 12.10.2 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-285, CWE-863- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-core- Disclosed
- 18.05.2021
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-76mp-659p-rw65 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-core
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 05.2021 05.2021
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 2
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 2
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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