GHSA-q9hg-9qj2-mxf9

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q9hg-9qj2-mxf9
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/06/GHSA-q9hg-9qj2-mxf9/GHSA-q9hg-9qj2-mxf9.json
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https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-q9hg-9qj2-mxf9
Aliases
Published
2023-06-20T17:42:16Z
Modified
2023-11-01T05:02:20.570448Z
Severity
  • 9.6 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
XWiki Platform vulnerable to cross-site scripting via xcontinue parameter in previewactions template
Details

Impact

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.

Patches

The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.5 and 15.1-rc-1.

Workarounds

It's possible to workaround the vulnerability by editing the template previewactions.vm to perform checks on it, but note that the appropriate fix involves new APIs that have been recently introduced in XWiki. See the referenced jira tickets.

References

  • Jira ticket about the vulnerability: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20342
  • Introduction of the macro used for fixing this type of vulnerability: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20583
  • Commit containing the actual fix in the template: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/9f01166b1a8ee9639666099eb5040302df067e4d

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 reported by René de Sain @renniepak.

Database specific
{
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-06-23T19:15:09Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-79"
    ],
    "severity": "CRITICAL",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-06-20T17:42:16Z"
}
References

Affected packages

Maven / org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources

Package

Name
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources
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Purl
pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.1-rc-1
Fixed
14.10.5

Maven / org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources

Package

Name
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources
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Purl
pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
15.0-rc-1
Fixed
15.1-rc-1