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CVE-2023-50720

XWiki Platform Solr search discloses email addresses of users

5.3 MediumFix available

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Prior to versions 14.10.15, 15.5.2, and 15.7-rc-1, the Solr-based search in XWiki discloses the email addresses of users even when obfuscation of email addresses is enabled. To demonstrate the vulnerability, search for objcontent:email* using XWiki's regular search interface. This has been fixed in XWiki 14.10.15, 15.5.2 and 15.7RC1 by not indexing email address properties when obfuscation is enabled. There are no known workarounds for this 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

59.1%Up 59.1 points since Dec 16, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.3

XWiki Platform Solr search discloses email addresses of users

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Prior to versions 14.10.15, 15.5.2, and 15.7-rc-1, the Solr-based search in XWiki discloses the email addresses of users even when obfuscation of email addresses is enabled. To demonstrate the vulnerability, search for objcontent:email* using XWiki's regular search interface. This has been fixed in XWiki 14.10.15, 15.5.2 and 15.7RC1 by not indexing email address properties when obfuscation is enabled. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2023-50720
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS: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-2023-3073 5.3

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Prior to versions 14.10.15, 15.5.2, and 15.7-rc-1, the Solr-based search in XWiki discloses the email addresses of users even when obfuscation of email addresses is enabled. To demonstrate the vulnerability, search for objcontent:email* using XWiki's regular search interface. This has been fixed in XWiki 14.10.15, 15.5.2 and 15.7RC1 by not indexing email address properties when obfuscation is enabled. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
EUVD-2023-3073
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2grh-gr37-2283 5.3

Solr search discloses email addresses of users

Impact

The Solr-based search in XWiki discloses the email addresses of users even when obfuscation of email addresses is enabled. To demonstrate the vulnerability, search for objcontent:email* using XWiki's regular search interface.

Patches

This has been fixed in XWiki 14.10.15, 15.5.2 and 15.7RC1 by not indexing email address properties when obfuscation is enabled. Further, changing the setting now triggers re-indexing of the affected wiki(s).

Workarounds

We're not aware of any workarounds.

References

Attribution

This vulnerability was reported on Intigriti by ynoof @Ynoof5.

Record
GHSA-2grh-gr37-2283
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS: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
NVD 5.3

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Prior to versions 14.10.15, 15.5.2, and 15.7-rc-1, the Solr-based search in XWiki discloses the email addresses of users even when obfuscation of email addresses is enabled. To demonstrate the vulnerability, search for objcontent:email* using XWiki's regular search interface. This has been fixed in XWiki 14.10.15, 15.5.2 and 15.7RC1 by not indexing email address properties when obfuscation is enabled. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2023-50720
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS: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
OSV 5.3

XWiki Platform Solr search discloses email addresses of users

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Prior to versions 14.10.15, 15.5.2, and 15.7-rc-1, the Solr-based search in XWiki discloses the email addresses of users even when obfuscation of email addresses is enabled. To demonstrate the vulnerability, search for objcontent:email* using XWiki's regular search interface. This has been fixed in XWiki 14.10.15, 15.5.2 and 15.7RC1 by not indexing email address properties when obfuscation is enabled. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2023-50720
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS: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
OSVGHSA-2grh-gr37-2283 5.3

Solr search discloses email addresses of users

Impact

The Solr-based search in XWiki discloses the email addresses of users even when obfuscation of email addresses is enabled. To demonstrate the vulnerability, search for objcontent:email* using XWiki's regular search interface.

Patches

This has been fixed in XWiki 14.10.15, 15.5.2 and 15.7RC1 by not indexing email address properties when obfuscation is enabled. Further, changing the setting now triggers re-indexing of the affected wiki(s).

Workarounds

We're not aware of any workarounds.

References

Attribution

This vulnerability was reported on Intigriti by ynoof @Ynoof5.

Record
GHSA-2grh-gr37-2283
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS: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

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api
Maven
before 14.10.15
14.10.15
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api
Maven
15.0-rc-1 up to 15.5.2
15.5.2
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api
Maven
15.6-rc-1 up to 15.7-rc-1
15.7-rc-1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
NucleiXWiki < 4.10.15 - Email Disclosure

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2023-50720 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Xwiki, published December 15, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 59.1%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api 14.10.15.

References

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