CVE-2022-36093Network attack vector

Unauthorized account creation via unrestricted xpart template loading

Published Sep 8, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025

Authentication bypass in XWiki Platform 8.0-rc-1 through 13.10.4 and 14.0 before 14.3-rc-1 allows attackers to create accounts. The xpart.vm entry point passes its vm parameter directly to the template loader, allowing distribution/firstadminuser.wiki to run instead of restricting loads to .vm templates. On public wikis, the new account's rights govern write access; affected private wikis also expose otherwise restricted content.

CVSS severity8.5
High
EPSS probability0.85%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authentication bypass in XWiki Platform 8.0-rc-1 through 13.10.4 and 14.0 before 14.3-rc-1 allows attackers to create accounts. The xpart.vm entry point passes its vm parameter directly to the template loader, allowing distribution/firstadminuser.wiki to run instead of restricting loads to .vm templates. On public wikis, the new account's rights govern write access; affected private wikis also expose otherwise restricted content.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-36093
Published
Sep 8, 2022
Updated
Apr 23, 2025
Vendor
CryptPad
Product
XWiki Platform
Classifications
CWE-287, CWE-288, T1136
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 8, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=>= 14.0, < 14.3-rc-1
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 8.0-rc-1, < 13.10.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

CryptPad · XWiki Platformversion=>= 14.0, < 14.3-rc-1; version=>= 8.0-rc-1, < 13.10.5

Published CVSS scores

8.5GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
7.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-287Improper Authentication
CWE-288Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
T1136Create Account

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