XWiki Platform's Mail.MailConfig can be edited by any user with edit rightsGHSA-g75c-cjr6-39mc
CRITICALFix: xwiki/xwiki-platform@8910b88GHSA-g75c-cjr6-39mc is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.9) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-mail-send-default. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-mail-send-default — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-g75c-cjr6-39mc.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-mail-send-default☕org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-mail-send-default☕org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-mail-send-defaultReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Impact
Mail.MailConfig can be edited by any logged-in user by default. Consequently, they can:
- change the mail obfuscation configuration
- view and edit the mail sending configuration, including the smtp domain name and credentials.
Patches
The problem has been patched on XWiki 14.4.8, 15.1, and 14.10.6.
Workarounds
The rights of the Mail.MailConfig page can be manually updated so that only a set of trusted users can view, edit and delete it (e.g., the XWiki.XWikiAdminGroup group).
On 14.4.8+, 15.1-rc-1+, or 14.10.5+, if at startup Mail.MailConfig does not have any rights defined, view, edit and delete rights are automatically granted to the XWiki.XWikiAdminGroup group.
See the corresponding patch.
References
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20519 + https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20671
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/d28d7739089e1ae8961257d9da7135d1a01cb7d4
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/8910b8857d3442d2e8142f655fdc0512930354d1
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Jira XWiki.org
- Email us at Security Mailing List
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-mail-send-default | ≥ 11.8-rc-1&&< 14.4.8 | 14.4.8org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-mail-send-default:14.4.8 |
| ☕Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-mail-send-default | ≥ 14.5&&< 14.10.6 | 14.10.6org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-mail-send-default:14.10.6 |
| ☕Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-mail-send-default | ≥ 15.0-rc-1&&< 15.1 | 15.1org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-mail-send-default:15.1 |
Affected Products
xwikixwikiResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-mail-send-default, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-mail-send-default to 14.4.8 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-g75c-cjr6-39mc is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Close the privilege gap rather than the entry point: audit which accounts, roles and service identities can reach the affected operation, drop the component to the least privilege it actually needs, and review file and directory permissions created by earlier installs — a default left in place is what makes this reachable.
Frequently Asked Questions
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