Vulnerability · Published Apr 18, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2023-29520Page render failure due to broken translations in xwiki-platform
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in xwiki-platform from xwiki. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to break many translations coming from wiki pages by creating a corrupted document containing a translation object. This will lead to a broken page. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.1, 14.4.8, and 13.10.11. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no workarounds other than fixing any way to create a document that fail to load.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-localization-source-wiki | 13.10.11 | GHSA-9jq5-xwqw-q8j3 |
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-localization-source-wiki | 14.4.8 | GHSA-9jq5-xwqw-q8j3 |
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-localization-source-wiki | 14.10.1 | GHSA-9jq5-xwqw-q8j3 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| xwiki | xwiki-platform | < 13.10.11>= 14.0.0, < 14.4.8>= 14.5.0, < 14.10.1 |
Weakness: CWE-248 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-9jq5-xwqw-q8j3 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20460 x_refsource_MISC