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CVE-2022-41929: Missing Authorization in User#setDisabledStatus in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-11-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore is missing authorization in User#setDisabledStatus, which may allow an incorrectly authorized user with only Script rights to enable or disable a user. This operation is meant to only be available for users with admin rights. This problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.7, 14.4.2 and 14.5RC1.

Affected products

• xwiki-platform: from 11.7 (excl.) before 13.10.7; from 14.0.0 (excl.) before 14.4.2; 11.7-rc1, 14.4.3, 14.4.4 — fixed in 13.10.7, 14.4.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: xwiki-platform 13.10.7, 14.4.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/0b732f2ef0224e2aaf10e2e1ef48dbd3fb6e10cd
• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-2gj2-vj98-j2qq
• https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19804
• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/0b732f2ef0224e2aaf10e2e1ef48dbd3fb6e10cd
• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-2gj2-vj98-j2qq
• https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19804

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