CVE-2022-23615
Partial authorization bypass on document save in xwiki-platform
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions any user with SCRIPT right can save a document with the right of the current user which allow accessing API requiring programming right if the current user has programming right. This has been patched in XWiki 13.0. Users are advised to update to resolve this issue. The only known workaround is to limit SCRIPT access.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.4
Partial authorization bypass on document save in xwiki-platform
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions any user with SCRIPT right can save a document with the right of the current user which allow accessing API requiring programming right if the current user has programming right. This has been patched in XWiki 13.0. Users are advised to update to resolve this issue. The only known workaround is to limit SCRIPT access.
- Record
CVE-2022-23615- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0969
5.4
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions any user with SCRIPT right can save a document with the right of the current user which allow accessing API requiring programming right if the current user has programming right. This has been patched in XWiki 13.0. Users are advised to update to resolve this issue. The only known workaround is to limit SCRIPT access.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0969- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f4cj-3q3h-884r
5.4
Partial authorization bypass on document save in xwiki-platform
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with SCRIPT right (EDIT right before XWiki 7.4) can save a document with the right of the current user which allow accessing API requiring programming right if the current user has programming right. It has been patched in XWiki 13.0. The only workaround is to give SCRIPT right only to trusted users.
- Record
GHSA-f4cj-3q3h-884r- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.4
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions any user with SCRIPT right can save a document with the right of the current user which allow accessing API requiring programming right if the current user has programming right. This has been patched in XWiki 13.0. Users are advised to update to resolve this issue. The only known workaround is to limit SCRIPT access.
- Record
CVE-2022-23615- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.4
Partial authorization bypass on document save in xwiki-platform
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions any user with SCRIPT right can save a document with the right of the current user which allow accessing API requiring programming right if the current user has programming right. This has been patched in XWiki 13.0. Users are advised to update to resolve this issue. The only known workaround is to limit SCRIPT access.
- Record
CVE-2022-23615- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-f4cj-3q3h-884r
5.4
Partial authorization bypass on document save in xwiki-platform
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with SCRIPT right (EDIT right before XWiki 7.4) can save a document with the right of the current user which allow accessing API requiring programming right if the current user has programming right. It has been patched in XWiki 13.0. The only workaround is to give SCRIPT right only to trusted users.
- Record
GHSA-f4cj-3q3h-884r- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcoreMaven |
1.0 up to 13.0 | 13.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-23615 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Xwiki, published February 9, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. Fixed in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore 13.0.
References
github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-f4cj-3q3h-884r
github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/7ab0fe7b96809c7a3881454147598d46a1c9bbbe
jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-5024
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23615
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f4cj-3q3h-884r
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/23xxx/CVE-2022-23615.json
github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform