GHSA-h8cm-3v5f-rgp6

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h8cm-3v5f-rgp6

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/08/GHSA-h8cm-3v5f-rgp6/GHSA-h8cm-3v5f-rgp6.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-h8cm-3v5f-rgp6

Aliases

CVE-2023-40176

Published

2023-08-21T19:59:12Z

Modified

2023-11-01T05:02:47.651642Z

Severity

5.4 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator

Summary

XWiki Platform Stored Cross-site Scripting in the user profile via the timezone displayer

Details

Impact

Any registered user can exploit a stored XSS through their user profile by setting the payload as the value of the time zone user preference. Even though the time zone is selected from a drop down (no free text value) it can still be set from JavaScript (using the browser developer tools) or by calling the save URL on the user profile with the right query string. Once the time zone is set it is displayed without escaping which means the payload gets executed for any user that visits the malicious user profile, allowing the attacker to steal information and even gain more access rights (escalation to programming rights).

The problem is present since version 4.1M2 when the time zone user preference was introduced.

Patches

The issue has been fixed in XWiki 14.10.5 and 15.1RC1 by https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/d11ca5d781f8a42a85bc98eb82306c1431e764d4 . The main fix is in the displayer_timezone.vm precisely at this line:

$!escapetool.xml($value)

By escaping the displayed time zone value we make sure the attacker's payload is not executed.

Workarounds

If you want to fix this problem on older versions of XWiki that have not been patched then you need to edit displayer_timezone.vm and escape the displayed time zone value here:

- $!value
+ $!escapetool.xml($value)

References

JIRA issue https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20276
Fix https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/d11ca5d781f8a42a85bc98eb82306c1431e764d4

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in Jira XWiki.org * Email us at Security Mailing List

Attribution

This vulnerability has been found and reported by @michitux .

Database specific

{
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-08-23T20:15:08Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-79"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-08-21T19:59:12Z"
}

References

Affected packages

Maven / org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates

Package

Name: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-web-templates

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

4.1-milestone-2

Fixed

14.10.5