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TI-2022-16516 Aliases CVE-2022-36093GHSA-h5j3-5x63-p8jv

XWiki Platform Web Templates vulnerable to Unauthorized User Registration Through the Distribution Wizard

Priority LOW 39CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

XWiki Platform Web Templates are templates for XWiki Platform, a generic wiki platform. By passing a template of the distribution wizard to the xpart template, user accounts can be created even when user registration is disabled. This also circumvents any email verification. Before versions 14.2 and 13.10.4, this can also be exploited on a private wiki, thus potentially giving the attacker access to the wiki. Depending on the configured default rights of users, this could also give attackers write access to an otherwise read-only public wiki. Users can also be created when an external authentication system like LDAP is configured, but authentication fails unless the authentication system supports a bypass/local accounts are enabled in addition to the external authentication system. This issue has been patched in XWiki 13.10.5 and 14.3RC1. As a workaround, one may replace `xpart.vm`, the entry point for this attack, by a patched version from the patch without updating XWiki.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00894 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed xwiki-platform (xwiki): 13.10.5, 14.3-rc-1org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven): 13.10.5, 14.3-rc-1+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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-platform8.0-rc-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-web-templates (Maven)before 13.10.513.10.5Patch availableGHSA-h5j3-5x63-p8jv
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven)8.0-rc-1 to before 13.10.513.10.5Patch availableGHSA-h5j3-5x63-p8jv
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven)14.0 to before 14.3-rc-114.3-rc-1Patch availableGHSA-h5j3-5x63-p8jv
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven)14.0 to before 14.3-rc-114.3-rc-1Patch availableGHSA-h5j3-5x63-p8jv
  • xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected 8.0-rc-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-web-templates (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 13.10.5 Fixed in 13.10.5 Patch available GHSA-h5j3-5x63-p8jv
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven) Vendor— Affected 8.0-rc-1 to before 13.10.5 Fixed in 13.10.5 Patch available GHSA-h5j3-5x63-p8jv
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven) Vendor— Affected 14.0 to before 14.3-rc-1 Fixed in 14.3-rc-1 Patch available GHSA-h5j3-5x63-p8jv
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven) Vendor— Affected 14.0 to before 14.3-rc-1 Fixed in 14.3-rc-1 Patch available GHSA-h5j3-5x63-p8jv

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 to before 13.10.5; 14.0 to before 14.3VulnerableXWiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 to before 13.10.5; 14.0 to before 14.3 Vulnerable ·XWiki

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 13.10.5, 14.3-rc-1
  • Fix · GHSA-h5j3-5x63-p8jv org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven) Fixed in 13.10.5 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-h5j3-5x63-p8jv org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven) Fixed in 13.10.5 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-h5j3-5x63-p8jv org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven) Fixed in 14.3-rc-1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-h5j3-5x63-p8jv org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven) Fixed in 14.3-rc-1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-36093
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h5j3-5x63-p8jv

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

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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