CVE-2023-50720: XWiki Platform Solr search discloses email addresses of users

Published Dec 15, 2023
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Updated

Impact The Solr-based search in XWiki discloses the email addresses of users even when obfuscation of email addresses is enabled. To demonstrate the vulnerability, search for objcontent:email using XWiki's regular search interface.

Patches This has been fixed in XWiki 14.10.15, 15.5.2 and 15.7RC1 by not indexing email address properties when obfuscation is enabled. Further, changing the setting now triggers re-indexing of the affected wiki(s).

Workarounds We're not aware of any workarounds.

References https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20371 https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/3e5272f2ef0dff06a8f4db10afd1949b2f9e6eea

Attribution This vulnerability was reported on Intigriti by ynoof @Ynoof5.

Other sources

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Prior to versions 14.10.15, 15.5.2, and 15.7-rc-1, the Solr-based search in XWiki discloses the email addresses of users even when obfuscation of email addresses is enabled. To demonstrate the vulnerability, search for objcontent:email using XWiki's regular search interface. This has been fixed in XWiki 14.10.15, 15.5.2 and 15.7RC1 by not indexing email address properties when obfuscation is enabled. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

MITRE

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
maven/org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api>=15.6-rc-1<15.7-rc-1
15.7-rc-1
maven/org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api>=15.0-rc-1<15.5.2
15.5.2
maven/org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api<14.10.15
14.10.15
XWiki xwiki<14.10.5
XWiki xwiki>=15.0<15.5.2
XWiki xwiki=15.6
XWiki xwiki=15.6-rc1
XWiki xwiki=15.7-rc1

Event History

Dec 15, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:02 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:02 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Dec 16, 2023
Advisory Published
12:32 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-50720?

CVE-2023-50720 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the disclosure of user email addresses.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-50720?

To fix CVE-2023-50720, upgrade to XWiki version 15.7-rc-1 or 15.5.2, or 14.10.15.

3

What does CVE-2023-50720 impact?

CVE-2023-50720 impacts the Solr-based search functionality in XWiki.

4

What data is exposed by CVE-2023-50720?

CVE-2023-50720 exposes user email addresses even when obfuscation is enabled.

5

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50720?

CVE-2023-50720 affects XWiki versions prior to 15.7-rc-1, 15.5.2, and 14.10.15.

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