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xwiki-platform-web-templates allows users to be created even when registration is disabled without validation via template macro

  • Disclosed: 20.04.2023
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:21

Impact

If a guest has view rights on any document, it's possible to create a new user using the distribution/firstadminuser.wiki in the wrong context.

To reproduce:

  • On a wiki with view rights for guests but user registration disabled, open as guest <server>/xwiki/bin/view/Main?sheet=CKEditor.HTMLConverter&language=en&sourceSyntax=xwiki%2F2.1&stripHTMLEnvelope=true&fromHTML=false&toHTML=true&text=%7B%7Btemplate+name%3D%22distribution%2Ffirstadminuser.wiki%22+%2F%7D%7D where <server> is the URL of your XWiki installation.
  • Enter username and password of your choice.
  • Click "Register and login"

Patches

The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1 and 14.10.1.

Workarounds

There is no known workaround other than upgrading.

References

https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19852 https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20400

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates >= 8.0-rc-1, < 14.10.1 14.10.1

References

CVSS score 5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-284
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
Disclosed
20.04.2023
Updated
11.10.2026 11:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-fp36-mjw5-fmgx - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates

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 (23) in the archive
Total entries
23
First → latest
02.2022 04.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 10
  • High 4
  • Medium 8
  • Low 1

Disclosures per year

Severity:
  1. In XWiki Platform, payloads stored in content is executed when a user with script/programming right edit them
    Critical · 9.0 CVE-2024-43401 < 15.10-rc-1 15.10-rc-1
  2. XWiki Platform vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through conflict resolution
    Critical · 9.0 CVE-2024-41947 >= 11.8-rc-1, < 15.10.8, >= 16.0.0-rc-1, < 16.3.0-rc-1 15.10.8, 16.3.0-rc-1
  3. XWiki Platform vulnerable to XSS with edit right in the create document form for existing pages
    Critical · 9.0 CVE-2023-45137 < 14.10.12, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5-rc-1 14.10.12, 15.5-rc-1
  4. XWiki Platform web templates vulnerable to reflected XSS in the create document form if name validation is enabled
    Critical · 9.6 CVE-2023-45136 >= 12.0-rc-1, < 14.10.12, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5-rc-1 14.10.12, 15.5-rc-1
  5. XWiki users can be tricked to execute scripts as the create page action doesn't display the page's title
    Critical · 9.0 CVE-2023-45135 < 14.10.12, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5-rc-1 14.10.12, 15.5-rc-1
  6. XWiki Platform XSS vulnerability from account in the create page form via template provider
    Critical · 9.0 CVE-2023-45134 < 14.10.12, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5-rc-1 14.10.12, 15.5-rc-1
  7. XWiki Platform vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting via back and xcontinue parameters in resubmit template
    Critical · 9.6 CVE-2023-35160 >= 2.5-milestone-2, < 14.10.5, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.1-rc-1 14.10.5, 15.1-rc-1
  8. XWiki Platform vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting via xredirect parameter in deletespace template
    Critical · 9.6 CVE-2023-35159 >= 3.4-milestone-1, < 14.10.5, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.1-rc-1 14.10.5, 15.1-rc-1
  9. XWiki vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting via any wiki document and the displaycontent/rendercontent template
    Critical · 9.0 CVE-2023-34464 < 14.4.8, >= 14.5, < 14.10.5, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.1-rc-1 14.4.8, 14.10.5, 15.1-rc-1
  10. xwiki-platform-web-templates allows users to be created even when registration is disabled without validation via template macro this entry
    Medium · 5.0 CVE-2023-29513 >= 8.0-rc-1, < 14.10.1 14.10.1
  11. xwiki-platform-web-templates vulnerable to Eval Injection
    Critical · 9.9 CVE-2023-29512 >= 1.0B1, < 13.10.11, >= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.8, >= 14.5, < 14.10.1 13.10.11, 14.4.8, 14.10.1
  12. Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags (XSS) in the LiveTable Macro
    High · 8.9 CVE-2023-29207 >= 1.9-milestone-2, < 13.10.10, >= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.6, >= 14.5, < 14.9 13.10.10, 14.4.6, 14.9
  13. XWiki Platform Web Templates vulnerable to Missing Authorization, Exposure of Private Personal Information to Unauthorized Actor
    High · 7.5 CVE-2022-36091 >= 1.3, < 13.10.4 13.10.4
  14. XWiki Platform Web Templates vulnerable to Unauthorized User Registration Through the Distribution Wizard
    High · 8.5 CVE-2022-36093 < 13.10.5, >= 14.0, < 14.3-rc-1 13.10.5, 14.3-rc-1
  15. Cross site scripting in registration template in xwiki-platform
    High · 7.4 CVE-2022-23622 >= 2.6.1, < 12.10.11, >= 13.0.0, < 13.4.7, >= 13.10.0, < 13.10.3 12.10.11, 13.4.7, 13.10.3

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