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CVE-2023-45137

XWiki Platform XSS with edit right in the create document form for existing pages

Severity Score

5.4
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web` starting in version 3.1-milestone-2 and prior to version 13.4-rc-1, as well as `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates` prior to versions 14.10.12 and 15.5-rc-1, are vulnerable to cross-site scripting. When trying to create a document that already exists, XWiki displays an error message in the form for creating it. Due to missing escaping, this error message is vulnerable to raw HTML injection and thus XSS. The injected code is the document reference of the existing document so this requires that the attacker first creates a non-empty document whose name contains the attack code. This has been patched in `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web` version 13.4-rc-1 and `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates` versions 14.10.12 and 15.5-rc-1 by adding the appropriate escaping. The vulnerable template file `createinline.vm` is part of XWiki's WAR and can be patched by manually applying the changes from the fix.

XWiki Platform es una plataforma wiki genérica que ofrece servicios de ejecución para aplicaciones creadas sobre ella. `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web` a partir de la versión 3.1-milestone-2 y anteriores a la versión 13.4-rc-1, así como `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates` anteriores a las versiones 14.10.12 y 15.5-rc-1, son vulnerables a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). Al intentar crear un documento que ya existe, XWiki muestra un mensaje de error en el formulario para crearlo. Debido a la falta de escape, este mensaje de error es vulnerable a la inyección de HTML sin formato y, por lo tanto, de XSS. El código inyectado es la referencia del documento existente, por lo que esto requiere que el atacante primero cree un documento no vacío cuyo nombre contenga el código de ataque. Esto se ha parcheado en `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web` versión 13.4-rc-1 y `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates` versiones 14.10.12 y 15.5-rc-1. agregando el escape apropiado. El archivo de plantilla vulnerable `createinline.vm` es parte de WAR de XWiki y se puede parchear aplicando manualmente los cambios de la solución.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-10-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-10-25 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-10 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-10 First Exploit
  • 2024-09-24 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Xwiki
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Xwiki
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>= 3.1.1 < 13.4
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-
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Xwiki
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Xwiki
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>= 14.0 < 14.10.12
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Xwiki
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Xwiki
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>= 15.0 < 15.5
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Xwiki
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Xwiki
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3.1
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milestone2
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Xwiki
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Xwiki
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3.1
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rc1
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