Vulnerability · Published Jun 23, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2023-35160XWiki Platform vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting via back and xcontinue parameters in resubmit template
Critical 9.7
In plain English
A critical-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 2.3% (higher than 83% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei. 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. Users are able to forge an URL with a payload allowing to inject Javascript in the page (XSS). It's possible to exploit the resubmit template to perform a XSS, e.g. by using URL such as: > xwiki/bin/view/XWiki/Main xpage=resubmit&resubmit=javascript:alert(document.domain)&xback=javascript:alert(document.domain). This vulnerability exists since XWiki 2.5-milestone-2. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.5 and 15.1-rc-1.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates | 14.10.5 | GHSA-r8xc-xxh3-q5x3 |
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates | 15.1-rc-1 | GHSA-r8xc-xxh3-q5x3 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| xwiki | xwiki-platform | >= 2.5-milestone-2, < 14.10.5>= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.1-rc-1 |
Weakness: CWE-87 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-r8xc-xxh3-q5x3 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/dbc92dcdace33823ffd1e1591617006cb5fc6a7f x_refsource_MISC
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20343 x_refsource_MISC
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20583 x_refsource_MISC