Authentication Bypass in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-script (CVE-2021-32729)
Summary
Authentication bypass in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-script (CVE-2021-32729). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 12.10.4 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. A vulnerability exists in versions prior to 12.6.88, 12.10.4, and 13.0. The script service method used to reset the authentication failures record can be executed by any user with Script rights and does not require Programming rights. An attacher with script rights who is able to reset the authentication failure record might perform a brute force attack, since they would be able to virtually deactivate the mechanism introduced to mitigate those attacks. The problem has been patched in version 12.6.8, 12.10.4 and 13.0. There are no workarounds aside from upgrading.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-32729 has been found in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-script.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-script to 12.10.4 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-script CVE-2021-32729" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2021-32729 (org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-script) — CWE-287
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Patched: 12.10.4 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Authentication bypass (CWE-287) exists in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-script.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-script.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 12.10.4.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-script を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Apply patch patch
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-script to 12.10.4ステージング環境で 12.10.4 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- report jira.xwiki.org