Headline
GHSA-8g9c-c9cm-9c56: XWiki Platform may show email addresses in clear in REST results
Impact
Any user can call a REST endpoint and obtain the obfuscated passwords (even when the mail obfuscation is activated).
For instance, by calling http://localhost:8080/xwiki/rest/wikis/xwiki/spaces/XWiki/pages/U1/objects/XWiki.XWikiUsers/0 when user U1 exists on wiki xwiki.
Patches
The issue has been patched on XWiki 14.4.8, 14.10.6, and 15.1
Workarounds
There is no known workaround. It is advised to upgrade to one of the patched versions.
References
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-16138
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/824cd742ecf5439971247da11bfe7e0ad2b10ede
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Jira XWiki.org
- Email us at Security Mailing List
Package
maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server (Maven)
Affected versions
>= 7.3-milestone-1, < 14.4.8
>= 14.5, < 14.10.6
>= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.1
Patched versions
14.4.8
14.10.6
15.1
Description
Impact
Any user can call a REST endpoint and obtain the obfuscated passwords (even when the mail obfuscation is activated).
For instance, by calling http://localhost:8080/xwiki/rest/wikis/xwiki/spaces/XWiki/pages/U1/objects/XWiki.XWikiUsers/0 when user U1 exists on wiki xwiki.
Patches
The issue has been patched on XWiki 14.4.8, 14.10.6, and 15.1
Workarounds
There is no known workaround. It is advised to upgrade to one of the patched versions.
References
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-16138
- xwiki/xwiki-platform@824cd74
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Jira XWiki.org
- Email us at Security Mailing List
References
- GHSA-8g9c-c9cm-9c56
- xwiki/xwiki-platform@824cd74
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-16138
manuelleduc published to xwiki/xwiki-platform
Jun 20, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Jun 20, 2023
Reviewed
Jun 20, 2023
Last updated
Jun 20, 2023
Related news
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 7.3-milestone-1 and prior to versions 14.4.8, 14.10.6, and 15.1, ny user can call a REST endpoint and obtain the obfuscated passwords, even when the mail obfuscation is activated. The issue has been patched in XWiki 14.4.8, 14.10.6, and 15.1. There is no known workaround.