XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 13.10, its possible to use the right of an existing document content author to execute a text area property. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10, 14.4.7, and 13.10.11. There are no known workarounds.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xwiki | Xwiki | 13.10 (including) | 13.10.11 (excluding) |
| Xwiki | Xwiki | 14.0 (including) | 14.4.7 (excluding) |
| Xwiki | Xwiki | 14.5 (including) | 14.10 (excluding) |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: