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CVE-2023-35159

CRITICAL
Published 2023-06-23T18:34:17.641Z
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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
0.034
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 3.4% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.868
Higher than 86.8% 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 deletespace template to perform a XSS, e.g. by using URL such as: > xwiki/bin/deletespace/Sandbox/?xredirect=javascript:alert(document.domain). This vulnerability exists since XWiki 3.4-milestone-1. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.5 and 15.1-rc-1.

Available Exploits

XWiki >= 3.4-milestone-1 - 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 deletespace template to perform a XSS, e.g. by using URL such as: > xwiki/bin/deletespace/Sandbox/?xredirect=javascript:alert(document.domain).

ID: CVE-2023-35159
Author: ritikchaddha Medium

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Affected Products

xwiki

xwiki-platform

Affected Versions:

>= 3.4-milestone-1, < 14.10.5 >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.1-rc-1

GitHub Security Advisories

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✓ GitHub Reviewed CRITICAL

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

GHSA-x234-mg7q-m8g8

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 deletespace template to perform a XSS, e.g. by using URL such as: > xwiki/bin/deletespace/Sandbox/?xredirect=javascript:alert(document.domain) This vulnerability exists since XWiki 3.4-milestone-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 deletespace.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 * Jira ticket about the vulnerability: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20612 * Introduction of the macro used for fixing all those vulnerabilities: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20583 * Commit containing the actual fix in the template: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/5c20ff5e3bdea50f1053fe99a27e011b8d0e4b34 ### 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])

Affected Packages

Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
ECOSYSTEM: ≥3.4-milestone-1 <14.10.5
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
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

References

WEB https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-x234-mg7q-m8g8
ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35159
WEB https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/5c20ff5e3bdea50f1053fe99a27e011b8d0e4b34
PACKAGE https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform
WEB https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20583
WEB https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20612

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

References

https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-x234-mg7q-m8g8
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/5c20ff5e3bdea50f1053fe99a27e011b8d0e4b34
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20583
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20612
Published: 2023-06-23T18:34:17.641Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-27T20:08:52.221Z
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