XWiki Platform up to 14.5 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in XWiki Platform up to 14.5. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-32070. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in XWiki Platform up to 14.5 (Content Management System). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-83. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes "javascript:" or other URIs from dangerous attributes within tags, such as onmouseover, onload, onerror, or style. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Prior to version 14.6-rc-1, HTML rendering didn't check for dangerous attributes/attribute values. This allowed cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via attributes and link URLs, e.g., supported in XWiki syntax. This has been patched in XWiki 14.6-rc-1. There are no known workarounds apart from upgrading to a fixed version.

The weakness was disclosed 05/10/2023 as GHSA-6gf5-c898-7rxp. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-32070 since 05/01/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 14.6-rc-1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch c40e2f5f9482ec6c3e71dbf1fff5ba8a5e44cdc1 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-83 / CWE-79 / CWE-94
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Platform 14.6-rc-1
Patch: c40e2f5f9482ec6c3e71dbf1fff5ba8a5e44cdc1

Timelineinfo

05/01/2023 🔍
05/10/2023 +9 days 🔍
05/10/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/26/2025 +717 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-6gf5-c898-7rxp
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32070 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32070
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228692

Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2023 20:26
Updated: 04/26/2025 20:01
Changes: 05/10/2023 20:26 (52), 06/02/2023 19:30 (11), 01/27/2025 19:31 (21), 04/26/2025 20:01 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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