Headline
GHSA-xwph-x6xj-wggv: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Open Redirect vulnerability
Impact
It is possible to bypass the existing security measures put in place to avoid open redirect by using a redirect such as //mydomain.com (i.e. omitting the http:). It was also possible to bypass it when using URL such as http:/mydomain.com.
Patches
The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.10.10, 14.4.4 and 14.8RC1.
Workarounds
The only way to workaround the bug is by providing a patched jar of xwiki-platform-oldcore containing the following changes: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/e4f7f68e93cb08c25632c126356d218abf192d1e#diff-c445f288d5d63424f56ef13f65514ab4e174a72e979b53b88197c2b7def267cf.
References
- Jira ticket of the reported vulnerability: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19994
- Jira ticket of the original mechanism put in place to prevent open redirect: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-10309
- Original advisory about open redirect: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-jp55-vvmf-63mv
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Jira
- Email us at Security ML
Package
maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven)
Affected versions
>= 6.0-rc-1, < 13.10.10
>= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.4
>= 14.5, < 14.8-rc-1
Patched versions
13.10.10
14.4.4
14.8-rc-1
Description
Impact
It is possible to bypass the existing security measures put in place to avoid open redirect by using a redirect such as //mydomain.com (i.e. omitting the http:). It was also possible to bypass it when using URL such as http:/mydomain.com.
Patches
The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.10.10, 14.4.4 and 14.8RC1.
Workarounds
The only way to workaround the bug is by providing a patched jar of xwiki-platform-oldcore containing the following changes: xwiki/xwiki-platform@e4f7f68#diff-c445f288d5d63424f56ef13f65514ab4e174a72e979b53b88197c2b7def267cf.
References
- Jira ticket of the reported vulnerability: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19994
- Jira ticket of the original mechanism put in place to prevent open redirect: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-10309
- Original advisory about open redirect: GHSA-jp55-vvmf-63mv
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Jira
- Email us at Security ML
References
- GHSA-jp55-vvmf-63mv
- GHSA-xwph-x6xj-wggv
- xwiki/xwiki-platform@e4f7f68#diff-c445f288d5d63424f56ef13f65514ab4e174a72e979b53b88197c2b7def267cf
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-10309
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19994
tmortagne published to xwiki/xwiki-platform
Apr 12, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Apr 12, 2023
Reviewed
Apr 12, 2023
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XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. It is possible to bypass the existing security measures put in place to avoid open redirect by using a redirect such as `//mydomain.com` (i.e. omitting the `http:`). It was also possible to bypass it when using URL such as `http:/mydomain.com`. The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.10.10, 14.4.4 and 14.8RC1.