{"id":"CVE-2023-29513","aliases":["EUVD-2023-1293","GHSA-fp36-mjw5-fmgx"],"status":"published","title":"Users can be created even when registration is disabled without validation via the template macro in xwiki-platform","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. If guest has view right on any document. It's possible to create a new user using the `distribution/firstadminuser.wiki` in the wrong context. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1 and 14.10.1. There is no known workaround other than upgrading.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00672,"percentile":0.52388,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-284"],"published":"2023-04-18T23:46:10Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:53Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates","fixed_in":["14.10.1"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"8.0-rc-1"},{"fixed":"14.10.1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"8.0-rc-1"},{"fixed":"14.10.1"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"xwiki","product":"xwiki"},{"vendor":"xwiki","product":"xwiki-platform"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-fp36-mjw5-fmgx","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Exploit","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19852","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Issue Tracking","Vendor Advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20400","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Issue Tracking","Vendor Advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29513","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fp36-mjw5-fmgx"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/29xxx/CVE-2023-29513.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-29513","title":"Users can be created even when registration is disabled without validation via the template macro in xwiki-platform","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. If guest has view right on any document. It's possible to create a new user using the `distribution/firstadminuser.wiki` in the wrong context. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1 and 14.10.1. There is no known workaround other than upgrading.","status":"published","published":"2023-04-18T23:46:10.746Z","modified":"2025-02-05T20:41:52.415Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:28.643185Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-1293","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. If guest has view right on any document. It's possible to create a new user using the `distribution/firstadminuser.wiki` in the wrong context. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1 and 14.10.1. There is no known workaround other than upgrading.","status":"published","published":"2023-04-18T23:46:10Z","modified":"2025-02-05T20:41:52Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:04:03.798167Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-fp36-mjw5-fmgx","title":"xwiki-platform-web-templates allows users to be created even when registration is disabled without validation via template macro","description":"### Impact\n\nIf a guest has view rights on any document, it's possible to create a new user using the `distribution/firstadminuser.wiki` in the wrong context.\n\nTo reproduce:\n\n* On a wiki with view rights for guests but user registration disabled, open as guest \u003cserver\u003e/xwiki/bin/view/Main?sheet=CKEditor.HTMLConverter\u0026language=en\u0026sourceSyntax=xwiki%2F2.1\u0026stripHTMLEnvelope=true\u0026fromHTML=false\u0026toHTML=true\u0026text=%7B%7Btemplate+name%3D%22distribution%2Ffirstadminuser.wiki%22+%2F%7D%7D where \u003cserver\u003e is the URL of your XWiki installation.\n* Enter username and password of your choice.\n* Click \"Register and login\"\n\n### Patches\n\nThe vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1 and 14.10.1.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere is no known workaround other than upgrading.\n\n### References\nhttps://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19852\nhttps://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20400\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/)\n* Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:security@xwiki.org)\n","status":"published","published":"2023-04-20T21:39:56Z","modified":"2023-11-04T05:05:30Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:37:12.407027Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-29513","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. 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It's possible to create a new user using the `distribution/firstadminuser.wiki` in the wrong context. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1 and 14.10.1. There is no known workaround other than upgrading.","status":"published","published":"2023-04-18T23:46:10.746Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:53.128453958Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:31.468318Z"},{"id":"GHSA-fp36-mjw5-fmgx","title":"xwiki-platform-web-templates allows users to be created even when registration is disabled without validation via template macro","description":"### Impact\n\nIf a guest has view rights on any document, it's possible to create a new user using the `distribution/firstadminuser.wiki` in the wrong context.\n\nTo reproduce:\n\n* On a wiki with view rights for guests but user registration disabled, open as guest \u003cserver\u003e/xwiki/bin/view/Main?sheet=CKEditor.HTMLConverter\u0026language=en\u0026sourceSyntax=xwiki%2F2.1\u0026stripHTMLEnvelope=true\u0026fromHTML=false\u0026toHTML=true\u0026text=%7B%7Btemplate+name%3D%22distribution%2Ffirstadminuser.wiki%22+%2F%7D%7D where \u003cserver\u003e is the URL of your XWiki installation.\n* Enter username and password of your choice.\n* Click \"Register and login\"\n\n### Patches\n\nThe vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1 and 14.10.1.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere is no known workaround other than upgrading.\n\n### References\nhttps://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19852\nhttps://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20400\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/)\n* Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:security@xwiki.org)\n","status":"published","published":"2023-04-20T21:39:56Z","modified":"2023-11-08T04:12:19.71389Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:46.760785Z"}]}}