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CVE-2022-41927

XWiki Platform vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) allowing to delete or rename tags

7.4 HighFix available

XWiki Platform is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) that may allow attackers to delete or rename tags without needing any confirmation. The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.7, 14.4.1 and 14.5RC1. Workarounds: It's possible to patch existing instances directly by editing the page Main.Tags and add this kind of check, in the code for renaming and for deleting: #if (!$services.csrf.isTokenValid($request.get('form_token'))) #set ($discard = $response.sendError(401, "Wrong CSRF token")) #end

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.31%Down 0.6 points since Nov 24, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.4

XWiki Platform vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) allowing to delete or rename tags

XWiki Platform is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) that may allow attackers to delete or rename tags without needing any confirmation. The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.7, 14.4.1 and 14.5RC1. Workarounds: It's possible to patch existing instances directly by editing the page Main.Tags and add this kind of check, in the code for renaming and for deleting: #if (!$services.csrf.isTokenValid($request.get('form_token'))) #set ($discard = $response.sendError(401, "Wrong CSRF token")) #end

Record
CVE-2022-41927
CVSS 3.1
7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-352
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7387 7.4

XWiki Platform is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) that may allow attackers to delete or rename tags without needing any confirmation. The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.7, 14.4.1 and 14.5RC1. Workarounds: It's possible to patch existing instances directly by editing the page Main.Tags and add this kind of check, in the code for renaming and for deleting: #if (!$services.csrf.isTokenValid($request.get('form_token'))) #set ($discard = $response.sendError(401, "Wrong CSRF token")) #end

Record
EUVD-2022-7387
CVSS 3.1
7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mq7h-5574-hw9f 7.4

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) allowing to delete or rename tags

Impact

It's possible with a simple request to perform deletion or renaming of tags without needing any confirmation, by using a CSRF attack.

Patches

The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.7, 14.4.1 and 14.5RC1.

Workarounds

It's possible to patch existing instances directly by editing the page Main.Tags and add this kind of check, in the code for renaming and for deleting:

#if (!$services.csrf.isTokenValid($request.get('form_token')))
    #set ($discard = $response.sendError(401, "Wrong CSRF token"))
#end

See the commit with the fix for more information about patching the page: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/7fd4cda0590180c4d34f557597e9e10e263def9e

References

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Record
GHSA-mq7h-5574-hw9f
CVSS 3.1
7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-352
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.4

XWiki Platform is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) that may allow attackers to delete or rename tags without needing any confirmation. The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.7, 14.4.1 and 14.5RC1. Workarounds: It's possible to patch existing instances directly by editing the page Main.Tags and add this kind of check, in the code for renaming and for deleting: #if (!$services.csrf.isTokenValid($request.get('form_token'))) #set ($discard = $response.sendError(401, "Wrong CSRF token")) #end

Record
CVE-2022-41927
CVSS 3.1
7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-352
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.4

XWiki Platform vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) allowing to delete or rename tags

XWiki Platform is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) that may allow attackers to delete or rename tags without needing any confirmation. The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.7, 14.4.1 and 14.5RC1. Workarounds: It's possible to patch existing instances directly by editing the page Main.Tags and add this kind of check, in the code for renaming and for deleting: #if (!$services.csrf.isTokenValid($request.get('form_token'))) #set ($discard = $response.sendError(401, "Wrong CSRF token")) #end

Record
CVE-2022-41927
CVSS 3.1
7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-352
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mq7h-5574-hw9f 7.4

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) allowing to delete or rename tags

Impact

It's possible with a simple request to perform deletion or renaming of tags without needing any confirmation, by using a CSRF attack.

Patches

The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.7, 14.4.1 and 14.5RC1.

Workarounds

It's possible to patch existing instances directly by editing the page Main.Tags and add this kind of check, in the code for renaming and for deleting:

#if (!$services.csrf.isTokenValid($request.get('form_token')))
    #set ($discard = $response.sendError(401, "Wrong CSRF token"))
#end

See the commit with the fix for more information about patching the page: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/7fd4cda0590180c4d34f557597e9e10e263def9e

References

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

  • Open an issue in JIRA
  • Email us at security ML
Record
GHSA-mq7h-5574-hw9f
CVSS 3.1
7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-352
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-ui
Maven
 3.2-milestone-2 up to 13.10.7
13.10.7
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-ui
Maven
 14.0.0 up to 14.4.1
14.4.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-41927 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) in Xwiki, published November 21, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. Fixed in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-ui 13.10.7.

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