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TI-2022-16513 Aliases CVE-2022-36090GHSA-jgc8-gvcx-9vfx

org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Improper Authorization check for inactive users

Priority HIGH 70CWE-285Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-285.

Summary

XWiki Platform Old Core is a core package for XWiki Platform, a generic wiki platform. Prior to versions 13.1.0.5 and 14.3-rc-1, some resources are missing a check for inactive (not yet activated or disabled) users in XWiki, including the REST service. This means a disabled user can enable themselves using a REST call. On the same way some resources handler created by extensions are not protected by default, so an inactive user could perform actions for such extensions. This issue has existed since at least version 1.1 of XWiki for instance configured with the email activation required for new users. Now it's more critical for versions 11.3-rc-1 and later since the maintainers provided the capability to disable user without deleting them and encouraged using that feature. XWiki 14.3-rc-1 and XWiki 13.10.5 contain a patch. There is no workaround for this other than upgrading XWiki.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01193 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed xwiki-platform (xwiki): 13.10.5, 14.3-RC-1org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven): 13.10.5, 14.3-rc-1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
XWikixwiki-platform1.1 to before 13.10.5; 14.0 to before 14.3-RC-113.10.5, 14.3-RC-1Patch availableCNA
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven)1.1 to before 13.10.513.10.5Patch availableGHSA-jgc8-gvcx-9vfx
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven)14.0 to before 14.3-rc-114.3-rc-1Patch availableGHSA-jgc8-gvcx-9vfx
  • xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected 1.1 to before 13.10.5; 14.0 to before 14.3-RC-1 Fixed in 13.10.5, 14.3-RC-1 Patch available CNA
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.1 to before 13.10.5 Fixed in 13.10.5 Patch available GHSA-jgc8-gvcx-9vfx
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 14.0 to before 14.3-rc-1 Fixed in 14.3-rc-1 Patch available GHSA-jgc8-gvcx-9vfx

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1 to before 13.10.5VulnerableXWiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 to before 13.10.5 Vulnerable ·XWiki

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 13.10.5, 14.3-RC-1
  • Fix · GHSA-jgc8-gvcx-9vfx org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 13.10.5 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-jgc8-gvcx-9vfx org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 14.3-rc-1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-36090
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jgc8-gvcx-9vfx

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2025-18595 Remote code execution as guest via SolrSearchMacros request in xwiki KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-25214 Remote code execution through the section parameter in Administration as guest in XWiki Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-23500 XWiki Platform vulnerable to SQL injection through getdeleteddocuments.vm template sort parameter CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-23979 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server allows SQL injection in query endpoint of REST API CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2024-20829 XWiki Platform: Remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestSourceSheet CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2024-14375 XWiki Remote Code Execution vulnerability via user registration CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
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