Resource exhaustion in Xwiki
CVE-2022-41932
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to make XWiki create many new schemas and fill them with tables just by using a crafted user identifier in the login form. This may lead to degraded database performance. The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.8, 14.6RC1 and 14.4.2. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (44.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Xwiki — versions 14.4.3, 14.4.4
- Xwiki Xwiki-Platform — versions < 13.10.8, >= 14.0.0, < 14.4.2, >= 14.5.0, < 14.6-rc-1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-4x5r-6v26-7j4v (Third Party Advisory)
- jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19886 (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-41932?
- CVE-2022-41932 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-11-23.
- How severe is CVE-2022-41932?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.