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Medium

Missing authorization in xwiki-platform

  • Disclosed: 09.02.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:21

Impact

Any user with edit right can copy the content of a page it does not have access to by using it as template of a new page.

Patches

It has been patched in XWiki 13.2CR1 and 12.10.6

Workarounds

There is no workaround beside patching.

References

https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-18430

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore < 12.10.6, >= 13.0, < 13.2-rc-1 12.10.6, 13.2-rc-1

References

CVSS score 6.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-862
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore
Disclosed
09.02.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 11:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-gf7x-2j2x-7f73 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore

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.

All (46) in the archive
Total entries
46
First → latest
09.2020 07.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 12
  • High 17
  • Medium 15
  • Low 2

Disclosures per year

Severity:
  1. XWiki Platform Old Core: Resource path traversal via /skin/ action endpoint in Jetty 12+
    High CVE-2026-34151 < 17.10.5, >= 18.0.0-rc-1, < 18.2.0 17.10.5, 18.2.0
  2. XWiki vulnerable to remote code execution with script right through unprotected Velocity scripting API
    High CVE-2026-33229 >= 17.0.0-rc-1, < 17.4.8, >= 17.5.0-rc-1, < 17.10.1 17.4.8, 17.10.1
  3. XWiki exposes passwords and emails stored in fields not named password/email in xml.vm
    High CVE-2025-54125 >= 1.1, < 16.4.7, >= 16.5.0-rc-1, < 16.10.5, >= 17.0.0-rc-1, < 17.2.0-rc-1 16.4.7, 16.10.5, 17.2.0-rc-1
  4. XWiki leaks password hashes and other accessible password properties
    High CVE-2025-54124 >= 9.8-rc-1, < 16.4.7, >= 16.5.0-rc-1, < 16.10.5, >= 17.0.0-rc-1, < 17.2.0-rc-1 16.4.7, 16.10.5, 17.2.0-rc-1
  5. XWiki Platform vulnerable to SQL injection through XWiki#searchDocuments API
    High CVE-2025-54385 >= 1.0, < 16.10.6, >= 17.0.0-rc1, < 17.3.0-rc-1 16.10.6, 17.3.0-rc-1
  6. XWiki allows remote code execution through preview of XClass changes in AWM editor
    High CVE-2025-49586 >= 7.2-milestone-2, < 16.4.7, >= 16.5.0-rc-1, < 16.10.3, >= 17.0.0-rc-1, < 17.0.0 16.4.7, 16.10.3, 17.0.0
  7. XWiki allows SQL injection in query endpoint of REST API with Oracle
    Critical CVE-2024-56158 >= 1.0, < 15.10.16, >= 16.0.0-rc-1, < 16.4.7, >= 16.5.0-rc-1, < 16.10.2 15.10.16, 16.4.7, 16.10.2
  8. org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore allows SQL injection in short form select requests through the script query API
    High CVE-2025-32968 >= 1.6-milestone-1, < 15.10.16, >= 16.0.0-rc-1, < 16.4.6, >= 16.5.0-rc-1, < 16.10.1 15.10.16, 16.4.6, 16.10.1
  9. XWiki Platform allows XSS through XClass name in string properties
    Critical · 9.0 CVE-2024-43400 >= 1.1.2, < 14.10.21, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5.5, >= 15.6-rc-1, < 15.10.6, >= 16.0.0-rc-1, < 16.0.0 14.10.21, 15.5.5, 15.10.6, 16.0.0
  10. XWiki Platform allows remote code execution from user account
    Critical · 9.0 CVE-2024-37899 >= 13.4.7, < 14.10.21, >= 13.10.3, < 14.10.21, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5.5, >= 15.6-rc-1, < 15.10.6, >= 16.0.0-rc-1, < 16.0.0 14.10.21, 15.5.5, 15.10.6, 16.0.0
  11. XWiki Platform remote code execution from account via custom skins support
    Critical · 9.9 CVE-2024-31987 >= 6.4-milestone-1, < 14.10.19, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5.4, >= 15.6-rc-1, < 15.10-rc-1 14.10.19, 15.5.4, 15.10-rc-1
  12. XWiki Platform: Privilege escalation (PR) from user registration through PDFClass
    Critical · 9.9 CVE-2024-31981 >= 3.0.1, < 14.10.20, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5.4, >= 15.6-rc-1, < 15.10-rc-1 14.10.20, 15.5.4, 15.10-rc-1
  13. XWiki has no right protection on rollback action
    High · 8.0 CVE-2024-21648 >= 1.0, < 14.10.17 14.10.17
  14. XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation and remote code execution via the edit action
    High · 8.8 CVE-2023-46243 >= 15.0, < 15.2-rc-1, >= 1.0, < 14.10.6 15.2-rc-1, 14.10.6
  15. XWiki Platform vulnerable to remote code execution via the edit action because it lacks CSRF token
    Critical · 9.6 CVE-2023-46242 >= 1.0, < 14.10.7, >= 15.0, < 15.2-rc-1 14.10.7, 15.2-rc-1
  16. XWiki Platform vulnerable to CSRF privilege escalation/RCE via the create action
    High · 8.0 CVE-2023-40572 >= 3.2-milestone-3, < 14.10.9, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.4-rc-1 14.10.9, 15.4-rc-1
  17. Upgrading doesn't prevent exploiting vulnerable XWiki documents
    Critical · 9.9 CVE-2023-36468 >= 2.0, < 14.10.7, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.2-rc-1 14.10.7, 15.2-rc-1
  18. XWiki Platform vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting via delattachment action
    High · 8.4 CVE-2023-35157 >= 3.2-milestone-3, < 14.10.6, >= 15.0-rc-0, < 15.1-rc-1 14.10.6, 15.1-rc-1
  19. XWiki Platform's async and display macro allow displaying and interacting with any document in restricted mode
    Critical · 9.9 CVE-2023-29526 >= 10.11.1, < 13.10.11, >= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.8, >= 14.5, < 14.10.3 13.10.11, 14.4.8, 14.10.3
  20. XWiki Platform vulnerable to code injection in display method used in user profiles
    Critical · 9.9 CVE-2023-29523 >= 3.3-milestone-1, < 13.10.11, >= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.8, >= 14.5, < 14.10.2 13.10.11, 14.4.8, 14.10.2
  21. org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore makes Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs with DocumentAuthors
    Critical · 9.1 CVE-2023-29507 >= 14.5, < 14.10, >= 14.4.1, < 14.4.7 14.10, 14.4.7
  22. org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore vulnerable to data leak through deleted documents
    High · 7.5 CVE-2023-29208 >= 1.2-milestone-1, < 13.10.11, >= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.7, >= 14.5, < 14.10 13.10.11, 14.4.7, 14.10
  23. XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation via properties with wiki syntax that are executed with wrong author
    Critical · 9.9 CVE-2023-26474 >= 13.10, < 13.10.11, >= 14.0, < 14.4.7, >= 14.5, < 14.10 13.10.11, 14.4.7, 14.10
  24. Creation of new database tables through login form on PostgreSQL
    High · 7.5 CVE-2022-41932 < 13.10.8, >= 14.0.0, < 14.4.2, >= 14.5.0, < 14.6-rc-1 13.10.8, 14.4.2, 14.6-rc-1
  25. XWiki.WebHome vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management in XWiki resolving groups
    High · 8.1 CVE-2022-31166 >= 11.3.7, < 13.10.4, >= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.2-rc-1 13.10.4, 14.2-rc-1
  26. XWiki Platform Improper Authorization check for inactive users
    High · 8.1 CVE-2022-36090 >= 1.1, < 13.10.5, >= 14.0, < 14.3-rc-1 13.10.5, 14.3-rc-1
  27. XWiki Platform Old Core vulnerable to Authentication Bypass Using the Login Action
    High · 7.5 CVE-2022-36092 < 13.10.4, >= 14.0, < 14.2 13.10.4, 14.2
  28. Missing authorization in xwiki-platform this entry
    Medium · 6.5 CVE-2022-23617 < 12.10.6, >= 13.0, < 13.2-rc-1 12.10.6, 13.2-rc-1
  29. XSS Cross Site Scripting
    Critical · 9.6 CVE-2021-29459 < 12.6.3, >= 12.6.4, < 12.8 12.6.3, 12.8
  30. RCE in XWiki
    High · 8.5 CVE-2020-15252 < 11.10.6, >= 12.0, < 12.5 11.10.6, 12.5

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