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CVE-2021-32730: No CSRF protection on the password change form

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-07-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. A cross-site request forgery vulnerability exists in versions prior to 12.10.5, and in versions 13.0 through 13.1. It's possible for forge an URL that, when accessed by an admin, will reset the password of any user in XWiki. The problem has been patched in XWiki 12.10.5 and 13.2RC1. As a workaround, it is possible to apply the patch manually by modifying the `register_macros.vm` template.

Affected products

• xwiki-platform: before 12.10.5; 13.0, 13.1, 13.1-rc1 — fixed in 12.10.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: xwiki-platform 12.10.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/0a36dbcc5421d450366580217a47cc44d32f7257
• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-v9j2-q4q5-cxh4
• https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-18315
• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/0a36dbcc5421d450366580217a47cc44d32f7257
• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-v9j2-q4q5-cxh4
• https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-18315

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