GHSA-g4h6-qp44-wqvx

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g4h6-qp44-wqvx
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/09/GHSA-g4h6-qp44-wqvx/GHSA-g4h6-qp44-wqvx.json
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https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-g4h6-qp44-wqvx
Aliases
Published
2022-09-20T21:19:52Z
Modified
2023-11-08T04:09:28.402727Z
Severity
  • 8.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
XWiki.WebHome vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management in XWiki resolving groups
Details

Impact

It's possible to exploit a bug in XWikiRights resolution of groups to obtain privilege escalation.

More specifically, editing a right with the object editor leads to adding a supplementary empty value to groups which is then resolved as a reference to XWiki.WebHome page. Adding an XWikiGroup xobject to that page then transforms it to a group, any user put in that group would then obtain the privileges related to the edited right.

Note that this security issue is normally mitigated by the fact that XWiki.WebHome (and XWiki space in general) should be protected by default for edit rights.

Patches

The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.4 and 14.2RC1 to not consider anymore empty values in XWikiRights.

Workarounds

It's possible to workaround the problem by setting appropriate rights on XWiki.WebHome page to prevent users to edit it.

References

  • https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-18386
  • https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-15776

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in Jira XWiki.org * Email us at Security Mailing List

Database specific
{
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-09-07T14:15:00Z",
    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-09-20T21:19:52Z",
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-269"
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Maven / org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore

Package

Name
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore
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Purl
pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-oldcore

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
11.3.7
Fixed
13.10.4

Maven / org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore

Package

Name
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore
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Purl
pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-oldcore

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
14.0-rc-1
Fixed
14.2-rc-1