Description
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore is missing authorization in User#setDisabledStatus, which may allow an incorrectly authorized user with only Script rights to enable or disable a user. This operation is meant to only be available for users with admin rights. This problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.7, 14.4.2 and 14.5RC1.
Remediation
References
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/0b732f2ef0224e2aaf10e2e1ef48dbd3fb6e10cd
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-2gj2-vj98-j2qq
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19804
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