Resource exhaustion in XWiki platform - CVE-2022-41932

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Resource exhaustion in XWiki platform - CVE-2022-41932

Published: November 21, 2022 / Updated: May 5, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU130002
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41932
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
XWiki platform
Software vendor:
XWiki

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled resource consumption in the login form when processing a crafted user identifier. A remote attacker can submit a crafted user identifier to cause a denial of service.

This issue affects deployments using PostgreSQL.


Remediation

Install security update from vendor's website.

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