{"id":"CVE-2022-23616","aliases":["EUVD-2022-1100","GHSA-mgjw-2wrp-r535"],"status":"published","title":"Remote code execution in xwiki-platform","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions it's possible for an unprivileged user to perform a remote code execution by injecting a groovy script in her own profile and by calling the Reset password feature since the feature is performing a save of the user profile with programming rights in the impacted versions of XWiki. The issue has been patched in XWiki 13.1RC1. There are two different possible workarounds, each consisting of modifying the XWiki/ResetPassword page. 1. The Reset password feature can be entirely disabled by deleting the XWiki/ResetPassword page. 2. The script in XWiki/ResetPassword can also be modified or removed: an administrator can replace it with a simple email contact to ask an administrator to reset the password.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.02097,"percentile":0.8181,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-74"],"published":"2022-02-09T20:55:10Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:29Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui","fixed_in":["13.1RC1"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"3.1-milestone-1"},{"last_affected":"13.0"},{"fixed":"13.1RC1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"3.1-milestone-1"},{"fixed":"13.1RC1"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"xwiki","product":"xwiki"},{"vendor":"xwiki","product":"xwiki-platform"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-mgjw-2wrp-r535","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-16661","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Vendor Advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23616","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/407caeba05c181bd4835e1dd12e431fa15ff728b#diff-c51a3675b6e312a9385a27566bfb4e5cL340","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mgjw-2wrp-r535"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/23xxx/CVE-2022-23616.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2022-23616","title":"Remote code execution in xwiki-platform","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions it's possible for an unprivileged user to perform a remote code execution by injecting a groovy script in her own profile and by calling the Reset password feature since the feature is performing a save of the user profile with programming rights in the impacted versions of XWiki. The issue has been patched in XWiki 13.1RC1. There are two different possible workarounds, each consisting of modifying the XWiki/ResetPassword page. 1. The Reset password feature can be entirely disabled by deleting the XWiki/ResetPassword page. 2. The script in XWiki/ResetPassword can also be modified or removed: an administrator can replace it with a simple email contact to ask an administrator to reset the password.","status":"published","published":"2022-02-09T20:55:10Z","modified":"2025-04-23T19:06:21.673Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:29.478363Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2022-1100","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions it's possible for an unprivileged user to perform a remote code execution by injecting a groovy script in her own profile and by calling the Reset password feature since the feature is performing a save of the user profile with programming rights in the impacted versions of XWiki. The issue has been patched in XWiki 13.1RC1. There are two different possible workarounds, each consisting of modifying the XWiki/ResetPassword page. 1. The Reset password feature can be entirely disabled by deleting the XWiki/ResetPassword page. 2. The script in XWiki/ResetPassword can also be modified or removed: an administrator can replace it with a simple email contact to ask an administrator to reset the password.","status":"published","published":"2022-02-09T20:55:10Z","modified":"2025-04-23T19:06:21Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:52:06.891582Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-mgjw-2wrp-r535","title":"Remote code execution in xwiki-platform","description":"### Impact\nIt's possible for an unprivileged user to perform a remote code execution by injecting a groovy script in her own profile and by calling the Reset password feature since the feature is performing a save of the user profile with programming rights in the impacted versions of XWiki.\n\n### Patches\nThe problem has been patched in XWiki 13.1RC1 with a complete refactoring of the Reset password feature.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere's different possible workarounds, all consisting in modifying the XWiki/ResetPassword page.\n  - the Reset password feature can be entirely disabled by deleting the XWiki/ResetPassword page\n  - the script in XWiki/ResetPassword can also be modified or removed: an administrator can replace it with a simple email contact to ask an administrator to reset the password. \n\n### References\nhttps://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-16661\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Jira](https://jira.xwiki.org)\n* Email us at [Security mailing-list](mailto:security@xwiki.org)\n","status":"published","published":"2022-02-09T21:32:10Z","modified":"2023-01-27T05:04:57Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:20.985872Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2022-23616","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. 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The script in XWiki/ResetPassword can also be modified or removed: an administrator can replace it with a simple email contact to ask an administrator to reset the password.","status":"published","published":"2022-02-09T21:15:07.88Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:30:29.437Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":6.5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:12.155838Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2022-23616","title":"Remote code execution in xwiki-platform","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions it's possible for an unprivileged user to perform a remote code execution by injecting a groovy script in her own profile and by calling the Reset password feature since the feature is performing a save of the user profile with programming rights in the impacted versions of XWiki. The issue has been patched in XWiki 13.1RC1. There are two different possible workarounds, each consisting of modifying the XWiki/ResetPassword page. 1. The Reset password feature can be entirely disabled by deleting the XWiki/ResetPassword page. 2. The script in XWiki/ResetPassword can also be modified or removed: an administrator can replace it with a simple email contact to ask an administrator to reset the password.","status":"published","published":"2022-02-09T20:55:10Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:29.35862703Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:24.061177Z"},{"id":"GHSA-mgjw-2wrp-r535","title":"Remote code execution in xwiki-platform","description":"### Impact\nIt's possible for an unprivileged user to perform a remote code execution by injecting a groovy script in her own profile and by calling the Reset password feature since the feature is performing a save of the user profile with programming rights in the impacted versions of XWiki.\n\n### Patches\nThe problem has been patched in XWiki 13.1RC1 with a complete refactoring of the Reset password feature.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere's different possible workarounds, all consisting in modifying the XWiki/ResetPassword page.\n  - the Reset password feature can be entirely disabled by deleting the XWiki/ResetPassword page\n  - the script in XWiki/ResetPassword can also be modified or removed: an administrator can replace it with a simple email contact to ask an administrator to reset the password. \n\n### References\nhttps://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-16661\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Jira](https://jira.xwiki.org)\n* Email us at [Security mailing-list](mailto:security@xwiki.org)\n","status":"published","published":"2022-02-09T21:32:10Z","modified":"2023-11-08T04:08:25.013213Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:51.811331Z"}]}}