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CVE-2023-35158

CRITICAL
Published 2023-06-23T18:26:37.121Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
9.7
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.076
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 7.6% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.914
Higher than 91.4% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Users are able to forge an URL with a payload allowing to inject Javascript in the page (XSS). It's possible to exploit the restore template to perform a XSS, e.g. by using URL such as: > /xwiki/bin/view/XWiki/Main?xpage=restore&showBatch=true&xredirect=javascript:alert(document.domain). This vulnerability exists since XWiki 9.4-rc-1. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.5 and 15.1-rc-1.

Available Exploits

XWiki - Cross-Site Scripting

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Users are able to forge an URL with a payload allowing to inject Javascript in the page (XSS). It's possible to exploit the restore template to perform a XSS, e.g. by using URL such as: > /xwiki/bin/view/XWiki/Main?xpage=restore&showBatch=true&xredirect=javascript:alert(document.domain). This vulnerability exists since XWiki 9.4-rc-1. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.5 and 15.1-rc-1.

ID: CVE-2023-35158
Author: ritikchaddha Medium

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GitHub Security Advisories

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✓ GitHub Reviewed CRITICAL

XWiki Platform vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting via xredirect parameter in restore template

GHSA-mwxj-g7fw-7hc8

Advisory 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 restore template to perform a XSS, e.g. by using URL such as: > /xwiki/bin/view/XWiki/Main?xpage=restore&showBatch=true&xredirect=javascript:alert(document.domain) This vulnerability exists since XWiki 9.4-rc-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 restore.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 * Vulnerability in restore template: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20352 * Introduction of the macro used for fixing this vulnerability: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20583 * Commit containing the actual fix in the template: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/d5472100606c8355ed44ada273e91df91f682738 ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/) * Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:[email protected]) ### Attribution Both vulnerabilities about the delete and restore templates have been reported by René de Sain @renniepak.

Affected Packages

Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources
ECOSYSTEM: ≥9.4-rc-1 <14.10.5
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources
ECOSYSTEM: ≥15.0-rc-1 <15.1-rc-1

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

9.0

CVSS Vector

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

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: June 22, 2023, Modified: June 26, 2023

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Published: 2023-06-23T18:26:37.121Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-27T20:09:48.049Z
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