Information Disclosure in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (CVE-2021-32731)
Summary
Vulnerability in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (CVE-2021-32731). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via resetpasswordinline.vm. Mitigation: upgrade to 13.2 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. Between (and including) versions 13.1RC1 and 13.1, the reset password form reveals the email address of users just by giving their username. The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.2RC1. As a workaround, it is possible to manually modify the resetpasswordinline.vm to perform the changes made to mitigate the vulnerability.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-32731 has been found in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like resetpasswordinline.vm over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web to 13.2 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web CVE-2021-32731" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2021-32731 (org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web) — CWE-200
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: resetpasswordinline.vm
Patched: 13.2 — 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.
Information disclosure (CWE-200) exists in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via resetpasswordinline.vm without authentication.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web. Attack surface: resetpasswordinline.vm.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 13.2.
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-web 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-web to 13.2ステージング環境で 13.2 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 nvd.nist.gov
- package github.com
- patch github.com
- patch github.com
- patch jira.xwiki.org