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GHSA-79rg-7mv3-jrr5

HighCVSS 7.7 / 10
Published Mar 23, 2021·Last modified Mar 13, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

This issue impacts only XWiki with the Ratings API installed. The Rating Script Service expose an API to perform SQL requests without escaping the from and where search arguments. This might lead to an SQL script injection quite easily for any user having Script rights on XWiki.

Patches

The problem has been patched in XWiki 12.9RC1.

Workarounds

The only workaround besides upgrading XWiki would be to uninstall the Ratings API in XWiki from the Extension Manager.

References

https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-17662

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Risk Scores
Base Score
7.7

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability can affect other systems as well, not just the initial system. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data.

Threat Intelligence
7.1

Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.

EPSS
1.34%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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