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GHSA-hg5x-3w3x-7g96 CVE-2023-29512

xwiki-platform-web-templates vulnerable to Eval Injection

High Maven
Severity
9.9 / 10
High · CVSS 3.1
Exploit chance (EPSS)
1.14%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 66.73% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Fix
13.10.11
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates to this version or later

Description

Impact

Any user with edit rights on a page (e.g., it's own user page), can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping of the information loaded from attachments in imported.vm, importinline.vm, and packagelist.vm. This page is installed by default.

Reproduction steps are described in https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20267

Patches

The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.1, 14.4.8, and 13.10.11.

Workarounds

The issue can be fixed by applying this patch on imported.vm, importinline.vm, and packagelist.vm.

References

For more information

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Affected versions

Maven

PackageVulnerableFixed in
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
>= 1.0B1, < 13.10.11
13.10.11
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
>= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.8
14.4.8
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
>= 14.5, < 14.10.1
14.10.1

How to fix

Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.

org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates Maven → 13.10.11

maven
<dependency><groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId><artifactId>xwiki-platform-web-templates</artifactId><version>13.10.11</version></dependency>
gradle
implementation("org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates:13.10.11")

Severity breakdown

CVSS 3.1 9.9

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

Weakness

CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

How to prevent it
  • Requirements: Programming languages and supporting technologies might be chosen which are not subject to these issues.
  • Implementation: Utilize an appropriate mix of allowlist and denylist parsing to filter control-plane syntax from all input.

References

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Last updated by the source
  3. Latest EPSS score
AdvisorySeverityWhy it's related
GHSA-w4fj-87j5-f25c
XWiki has Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in page history compare
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GHSA-wvqx-m5px-6cmp
XWiki Affected by Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Error Messages
Medium Also affects org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
GHSA-7vpr-jm38-wr7w
XWiki vulnerable to a reflected XSS via xredirect parameter in DeleteApplication
Medium Also affects org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
GHSA-m9x4-w7p9-mxhx
XWiki allows Reflected XSS in two templates
Medium Also affects org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
GHSA-f963-4cq8-2gw7
In XWiki Platform, payloads stored in content is executed when a user with script/programming right edit them
High Also affects org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
GHSA-692v-783f-mg8x
XWiki Platform vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through conflict resolution
Medium Also affects org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
GHSA-93gh-jgjj-r929
XWiki Platform vulnerable to XSS with edit right in the create document form for existing pages
Medium Also affects org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
GHSA-qcj9-gcpg-4w2w
XWiki Platform web templates vulnerable to reflected XSS in the create document form if name validation is enabled
Critical Also affects org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
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