Headline
GHSA-j9rc-w3wv-fv62: XWiki Platform vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting through revision parameter in content menu
Impact
XWiki is vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting (RXSS) via the rev parameter that is used in the content of the content menu without escaping. If an attacker can convince a user to visit a link with a crafted parameter, this allows the attacker to execute arbitrary actions in the name of the user, including remote code (Groovy) execution in the case of a user with programming right, compromising the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation.
The vulnerability can be demonstrated by opening <xwiki-host>/xwiki/bin/view/Main/?rev=xar%3Aorg.xwiki.platform%3Axwiki-platform-distribution-flavor-common%2F15.5%25%25%22%3e%3cscript%3ealert(1)%3c%2fscript%3e where <xwiki-host> is the URL of your XWiki installation. If an alert is displayed, the installation is vulnerable.
Patches
This has been patched in XWiki 15.6 RC1, 15.5.1 and 14.10.14.
Workarounds
The patch can be manually applied without upgrading (or restarting) the instance.
References
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21095
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/04e325d57d4bcb6ab79bddcafbb19032474c2a55
Attribution
We thank Agostino Parentela, Vulnerability Management Engineer of TicketOne S.p.A., [email protected] for reporting this vulnerability.
Impact
XWiki is vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting (RXSS) via the rev parameter that is used in the content of the content menu without escaping. If an attacker can convince a user to visit a link with a crafted parameter, this allows the attacker to execute arbitrary actions in the name of the user, including remote code (Groovy) execution in the case of a user with programming right, compromising the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation.
The vulnerability can be demonstrated by opening <xwiki-host>/xwiki/bin/view/Main/?rev=xar%3Aorg.xwiki.platform%3Axwiki-platform-distribution-flavor-common%2F15.5%25%25%22%3e%3cscript%3ealert(1)%3c%2fscript%3e where <xwiki-host> is the URL of your XWiki installation. If an alert is displayed, the installation is vulnerable.
Patches
This has been patched in XWiki 15.6 RC1, 15.5.1 and 14.10.14.
Workarounds
The patch can be manually applied without upgrading (or restarting) the instance.
References
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21095
- xwiki/xwiki-platform@04e325d
Attribution
We thank Agostino Parentela, Vulnerability Management Engineer of TicketOne S.p.A., [email protected] for reporting this vulnerability.
References
- GHSA-j9rc-w3wv-fv62
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46732
- xwiki/xwiki-platform@04e325d
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21095
Related news
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. XWiki is vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting (RXSS) via the `rev` parameter that is used in the content of the content menu without escaping. If an attacker can convince a user to visit a link with a crafted parameter, this allows the attacker to execute arbitrary actions in the name of the user, including remote code (Groovy) execution in the case of a user with programming right, compromising the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. This has been patched in XWiki 15.6 RC1, 15.5.1 and 14.10.14. The patch in commit `04e325d57` can be manually applied without upgrading (or restarting) the instance. Users are advised to upgrade or to manually apply the patch. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.