SB2022020950 - Improper privilege management in XWiki platform
Published: February 9, 2022 Updated: May 5, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022020950
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper privilege management (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23616)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in the Reset password feature when saving a user profile containing an injected groovy script. A remote user can inject a groovy script into their own profile and invoke the Reset password feature to execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.