GHSA-x234-mg7q-m8g8

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x234-mg7q-m8g8

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/06/GHSA-x234-mg7q-m8g8/GHSA-x234-mg7q-m8g8.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-x234-mg7q-m8g8

Aliases

CVE-2023-35159

Published

2023-06-22T19:59:47Z

Modified

2026-09-10T03:50:02Z

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 reflected cross-site scripting via xredirect parameter in deletespace 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 deletespace template to perform a XSS, e.g. by using URL such as:

xwiki/bin/deletespace/Sandbox/?xredirect=javascript:alert(document.domain)

This vulnerability exists since XWiki 3.4-milestone-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 deletespace.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-20612
Introduction of the macro used for fixing all those vulnerabilities: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20583
Commit containing the actual fix in the template: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/5c20ff5e3bdea50f1053fe99a27e011b8d0e4b34

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

Database specific

{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-79",
        "CWE-87"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2023-06-22T19:59:47Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  "2023-06-23T19:15:09Z",
    "severity":  "CRITICAL"
}

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

3.4-milestone-1

Fixed

14.10.5

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/06/GHSA-x234-mg7q-m8g8/GHSA-x234-mg7q-m8g8.json"

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

15.0-rc-1

Fixed

15.1-rc-1

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/06/GHSA-x234-mg7q-m8g8/GHSA-x234-mg7q-m8g8.json"