Vulnerability · Published Jun 23, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2023-35162XPlatform Wiki vulnerable to cross-site scripting via xcontinue parameter in preview actions template
Critical 9.7
In plain English
A critical-severity cross-site scripting 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 2.4% (higher than 84% 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 previewactions template to perform a XSS, e.g. by using URL such as: > <hostname>/xwiki/bin/get/FlamingoThemes/Cerulean xpage=xpart&vm=previewactions.vm&xcontinue=javascript:alert(document.domain). This vulnerability exists since XWiki 6.1-rc-1. 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-flamingo-skin-resources | 14.10.5 | GHSA-q9hg-9qj2-mxf9 |
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources | 15.1-rc-1 | GHSA-q9hg-9qj2-mxf9 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| xwiki | xwiki-platform | >= 6.1-rc-1, < 14.10.5>= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.1-rc-1 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · 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-q9hg-9qj2-mxf9 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/9f01166b1a8ee9639666099eb5040302df067e4d x_refsource_MISC
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20342 x_refsource_MISC
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20583 x_refsource_MISC