Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) allowing to delete or rename tags
Impact
It's possible with a simple request to perform deletion or renaming of tags without needing any confirmation, by using a CSRF attack.
Patches
The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.7, 14.4.1 and 14.5RC1.
Workarounds
It's possible to patch existing instances directly by editing the page Main.Tags and add this kind of check, in the code for renaming and for deleting:
#if (!$services.csrf.isTokenValid($request.get('form_token')))
#set ($discard = $response.sendError(401, "Wrong CSRF token"))
#endSee the commit with the fix for more information about patching the page: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/7fd4cda0590180c4d34f557597e9e10e263def9e
References
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19748
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/7fd4cda0590180c4d34f557597e9e10e263def9e
For more information
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Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-ui | >= 3.2-milestone-2, < 13.10.7, >= 14.0.0, < 14.4.1 | 13.10.7, 14.4.1 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-352- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-ui- Disclosed
- 21.11.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-mq7h-5574-hw9f - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-ui
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
- 09.2022 11.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 1
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 2
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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