CVE-2021-32731
The reset password form reveal users email address
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Between (and including) versions 13.1RC1 and 13.1, the reset password form reveals the email address of users just by giving their username. The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.2RC1. As a workaround, it is possible to manually modify the resetpasswordinline.vm to perform the changes made to mitigate the vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
The reset password form reveal users email address
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Between (and including) versions 13.1RC1 and 13.1, the reset password form reveals the email address of users just by giving their username. The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.2RC1. As a workaround, it is possible to manually modify the resetpasswordinline.vm to perform the changes made to mitigate the vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2021-32731- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-1471
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Between (and including) versions 13.1RC1 and 13.1, the reset password form reveals the email address of users just by giving their username. The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.2RC1. As a workaround, it is possible to manually modify the resetpasswordinline.vm to perform the changes made to mitigate the vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2021-1471- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h4m4-pgp4-whgm
The reset password form reveal users email address
Impact
The reset password form reveals the email address of users just by giving their username.
Patches
The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.2RC1.
Workarounds
It's possible to manually modify the resetpasswordinline.vm to perform the changes made in https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/0cf716250b3645a5974c80d8336dcdf885749dff#diff-14a3132e3986b1f5606dd13d9d8a8bb8634bec9932123c5e49e9604cfd850fc2
References
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-18400
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Jira XWiki
- Email us at Security ML
- Record
GHSA-h4m4-pgp4-whgm- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Between (and including) versions 13.1RC1 and 13.1, the reset password form reveals the email address of users just by giving their username. The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.2RC1. As a workaround, it is possible to manually modify the resetpasswordinline.vm to perform the changes made to mitigate the vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2021-32731- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Between (and including) versions 13.1RC1 and 13.1, the reset password form reveals the email address of users just by giving their username. The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.2RC1. As a workaround, it is possible to manually modify the resetpasswordinline.vm to perform the changes made to mitigate the vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2021-32731- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-h4m4-pgp4-whgm
The reset password form reveal users email address
Impact
The reset password form reveals the email address of users just by giving their username.
Patches
The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.2RC1.
Workarounds
It's possible to manually modify the resetpasswordinline.vm to perform the changes made in https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/0cf716250b3645a5974c80d8336dcdf885749dff#diff-14a3132e3986b1f5606dd13d9d8a8bb8634bec9932123c5e49e9604cfd850fc2
References
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-18400
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Jira XWiki
- Email us at Security ML
- Record
GHSA-h4m4-pgp4-whgm- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-webMaven |
13.1 up to 13.2 | 13.2 |
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-2021-32731 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Xwiki, published July 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.20%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web 13.2.