# CVE-2022-36093: XWiki Platform Web Templates vulnerable to Unauthorized User Registration Through the Distribution Wizard

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-36093-xwiki-platform-web-templates-vulnerable-to-unauthorized-user  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-09-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-36093 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-09-16

XWiki Platform Web Templates vulnerable to Unauthorized User Registration Through the Distribution Wizard

Technologies: [org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-xwiki-platform-xwiki-platform-web), [org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-xwiki-platform-xwiki-platform-web-templates). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-36093 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-36093 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-36093?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 16 September 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.0-rc-1,fixed=13.10.5; org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=13.10.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-36093?** Yes. org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven): upgrade to 13.10.5 or later; org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven): upgrade to 13.10.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-36093?** Check whether you run org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven) or org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven): upgrade to 13.10.5 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web to 13.10.5 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven): upgrade to 13.10.5 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates to 13.10.5 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.0-rc-1,fixed=13.10.5
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=13.10.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-36093
- GHSA-h5j3-5x63-p8jv

## Related threats

- [XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Versions 10.4-rc-1, through 16.10.](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-40105-xwiki-has-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-in-page-history)
- [XWiki vulnerable to click-jacking through CSS injection in comments](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-26000-xwiki-vulnerable-to-click-jacking-through-css-injection-in)
- [XWiki Affected by Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Error Messages](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-24128-xwiki-affected-by-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-in-error)
- [XWiki vulnerable to a reflected XSS via xredirect parameter in DeleteApplication](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-66472-xwiki-platform-is-a-generic-wiki-platform-offering-runtime)
- [XWiki allows Reflected XSS in two templates](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-32430-xwiki-allows-reflected-xss-in-two-templates)