CVE-2021-32620
Users registered with email verification can self re-activate their disabled accounts
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In versions prior to 11.10.13, 12.6.7, and 12.10.2, a user disabled on a wiki using email verification for registration canouldre-activate themself by using the activation link provided for his registration. The problem has been patched in the following versions of XWiki: 11.10.13, 12.6.7, 12.10.2, 13.0. It is possible to workaround the issue by resetting the validkey property of the disabled XWiki users. This can be done by editing the user profile with object editor.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Users registered with email verification can self re-activate their disabled accounts
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In versions prior to 11.10.13, 12.6.7, and 12.10.2, a user disabled on a wiki using email verification for registration canouldre-activate themself by using the activation link provided for his registration. The problem has been patched in the following versions of XWiki: 11.10.13, 12.6.7, 12.10.2, 13.0. It is possible to workaround the issue by resetting the validkey property of the disabled XWiki users. This can be done by editing the user profile with object editor.
- Record
CVE-2021-32620- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-0988
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In versions prior to 11.10.13, 12.6.7, and 12.10.2, a user disabled on a wiki using email verification for registration canouldre-activate themself by using the activation link provided for his registration. The problem has been patched in the following versions of XWiki: 11.10.13, 12.6.7, 12.10.2, 13.0. It is possible to workaround the issue by resetting the validkey property of the disabled XWiki users. This can be done by editing the user profile with object editor.
- Record
EUVD-2021-0988- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-76mp-659p-rw65
XWiki users registered with email verification can self re-activate their disabled accounts
Impact
A user disabled on a wiki using email verification for registration can re-activate himself by using the activation link provided for his registration.
Patches
The problem has been patched in the following versions of XWiki: 11.10.13, 12.6.7, 12.10.2, 13.0.
Workarounds
It's possible to workaround the issue by resetting the validkey property of the disabled XWiki users. This can be done by editing the user profile with object editor.
References
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-17942
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Jira
- Email us at Security mailing-list
- Record
GHSA-76mp-659p-rw65- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-285, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In versions prior to 11.10.13, 12.6.7, and 12.10.2, a user disabled on a wiki using email verification for registration canouldre-activate themself by using the activation link provided for his registration. The problem has been patched in the following versions of XWiki: 11.10.13, 12.6.7, 12.10.2, 13.0. It is possible to workaround the issue by resetting the validkey property of the disabled XWiki users. This can be done by editing the user profile with object editor.
- Record
CVE-2021-32620- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-285, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In versions prior to 11.10.13, 12.6.7, and 12.10.2, a user disabled on a wiki using email verification for registration canouldre-activate themself by using the activation link provided for his registration. The problem has been patched in the following versions of XWiki: 11.10.13, 12.6.7, 12.10.2, 13.0. It is possible to workaround the issue by resetting the validkey property of the disabled XWiki users. This can be done by editing the user profile with object editor.
- Record
CVE-2021-32620- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-76mp-659p-rw65
XWiki users registered with email verification can self re-activate their disabled accounts
Impact
A user disabled on a wiki using email verification for registration can re-activate himself by using the activation link provided for his registration.
Patches
The problem has been patched in the following versions of XWiki: 11.10.13, 12.6.7, 12.10.2, 13.0.
Workarounds
It's possible to workaround the issue by resetting the validkey property of the disabled XWiki users. This can be done by editing the user profile with object editor.
References
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-17942
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Jira
- Email us at Security mailing-list
- Record
GHSA-76mp-659p-rw65- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-285, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-coreMaven |
12.0 up to 12.6.7 | 12.6.7 |
org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-coreMaven |
12.10.0 up to 12.10.2 | 12.10.2 |
org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-coreMaven |
11.6 up to 11.10.13 | 11.10.13 |
org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-coreMaven |
11.6 up to 11.10.13, plus listed versions 11.1011.10.111.10.1011.10.1111.10.12 Show 14 moreShow less11.10.211.10.311.10.411.10.511.10.611.10.711.10.811.6.111.711.7-rc-111.811.8-rc-111.8.111.9 |
11.10.13 |
org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-coreMaven |
12.0 up to 12.6.7, plus listed versions 12.112.1-rc-112.212.2.112.3 Show 13 moreShow less12.3-rc-112.412.4-rc-112.512.5-rc-112.5.112.612.6.112.6.212.6.312.6.412.6.512.6.6 |
12.6.7 |
org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-coreMaven |
12.10.0 up to 12.10.2, plus listed versions 12.1012.10.1 |
12.10.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-32620 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Xwiki, published May 18, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.13%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-core 12.6.7.