CVE-2022-41933
6.2 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2022-41933 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting xwiki xwiki. It was published on November 23, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.2, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. When the `reset a forgotten password` feature of XWiki was used, the password was then stored in plain text in database. This only concerns XWiki 13.1RC1 and newer versions. Note that it only concerns the reset password feature available from the "Forgot your password" link in the login view: the features allowing a user to change their password, or for an admin to change a user password are not impacted. This vulnerability is particularly dangerous in combination with other vulnerabilities allowing to perform data leak of personal data from users, such as GHSA-599v-w48h-rjrm. Note that this vulnerability only concerns the users of the main wiki: in case of farms, the users registered on subwiki are not impacted thanks to a bug we discovered when investigating this. The problem has been patched in version 14.6RC1, 14.4.3 and 13.10.8. The patch involves a migration of the impacted us
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from xwiki. Update xwiki to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| xwiki | xwiki | >= 0, < 13.10.8 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-41933?
CVE-2022-41933 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting xwiki xwiki. It was published on November 23, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2022-41933?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.2, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-41933?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from xwiki. Update xwiki to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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