CVE-2022-36100
HighPublic exploitXWiki Platform Applications Tag and XWiki Platform Tag UI vulnerable to Eval Injection
Published Sep 16, 2022 · Updated Aug 12, 2026 · Also known as GHSA-2g5c-228j-p52x
Key Facts
Patch immediately- CVE-2022-36100 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8 v3.1) affecting Xwiki, org.xwiki.platform.applications:xwiki-application-tag (maven), org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-ui (maven) and 1 more product.
- It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Public exploit code is available.
- EPSS estimates a 74% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- Fixed versions are available, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-ui 13.10.6, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-ui 14.4, Xwiki 13.10.6.
- Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.
CVSS v3.1
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)
74%
Higher than 99.4% of all scored CVEs
Exploited in the wild
No known
Not in a known-exploited catalog
Public exploit code
Available
Proof-of-concept or weaponized module
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Description
XWiki Platform Applications Tag and XWiki Platform Tag UI are tag applications for XWiki, a generic wiki platform. Starting with version 1.7 in XWiki Platform Applications Tag and prior to 13.10.6 and 14.4 in XWiki Platform Tag UI, the tags document Main.Tags in XWiki didn't sanitize user inputs properly. This allowed users with view rights on the document (default in a public wiki or for authenticated users on private wikis) to execute arbitrary Groovy, Python and Velocity code with programming rights. This also allowed bypassing all rights checks and thus both modification and disclosure of all content stored in the XWiki installation. The vulnerability could be used to impact the availability of the wiki. On XWiki versions before 13.10.4 and 14.2, this can be combined with CVE-2022-36092, meaning that no rights are required to perform the attack. The vulnerability has been patched in versions 13.10.6 and 14.4. As a workaround, the patch that fixes the issue can be manually applied to the document Main.Tags or the updated version of that document can be imported from version 14.4 of xwiki-platform-tag-ui using the import feature in the administration UI on XWiki 10.9 and later.
Affected Products
4 affected entries in total| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| XwikiXwiki | See advisory | 13.10.6 |
| org.xwiki.platform.applications:xwiki-application-tagmaven | >= 1.7 | n/a |
| org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-uimaven | See advisory | 13.10.6 |
| xwiki-platform | >= >= 1.7, < 13.10.6 | n/a |
Patched Releases
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-ui
13.10.6, 14.4
Xwiki
13.10.6
Timeline
Publicly disclosed
Sep 16, 2022
Last updated
Aug 12, 2026
Weakness Type
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
- CWE-95 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')
- CWE-116 Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
References
- advisoryGHSA advisory
- advisoryhttps://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/36xxx/CVE-2022-36100.json
- advisoryhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36100
- articlehttps://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/604868033ebd191cf2d1e94db336f0c4d9096427
- articlehttps://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-2g5c-228j-p52x
FAQ
Common Questions.
XWiki Platform Applications Tag and XWiki Platform Tag UI are tag applications for XWiki, a generic wiki platform.
Affected: Xwiki; org.xwiki.platform.applications:xwiki-application-tag (maven) versions >= 1.7; org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-ui (maven), among others. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Public exploit code is available.
Fixed versions are available, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-ui 13.10.6, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-ui 14.4, Xwiki 13.10.6.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.
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