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GHSA-9r9j-57rf-f6vj

GitHub Security Advisory

XWiki Platform Attachment UI vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the move attachment form

✓ GitHub Reviewed HIGH Has CVE

Advisory Details

### Impact

It's possible to store JavaScript in an attachment name, which will be executed by anyone trying to move the corresponding attachment.

For example, an attachment with name `><img src=1 onerror=alert(1)>.jpg` will execute the alert.

### Patches
This issue has been patched in XWiki 14.4RC1.

### Workarounds
It is possible to fix the vulnerability by copying [moveStep1.vm](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/xwiki-platform-14.0-rc-1/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-attachment/xwiki-platform-attachment-api/src/main/resources/templates/attachment/moveStep1.vm) to `webapp/xwiki/templates/moveStep1.vm` and replace

```
#set($titleToDisplay = $services.localization.render('attachment.move.title',
[$attachment.name, $escapetool.xml($doc.plainTitle), $doc.getURL()]))
```

by

```
#set($titleToDisplay = $services.localization.render('attachment.move.title', [
$escapetool.xml($attachment.name),
$escapetool.xml($doc.plainTitle),
$escapetool.xml($doc.getURL())
]))
```

See the corresponding [patch](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/fbc4bfbae4f6ce8109addb281de86a03acdb9277).

### References

- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19667

### 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-attachment-ui
Affected versions: 14.0-rc-1 (fixed in 14.4-rc-1)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-9r9j-57rf-f6vj
Published
September 16, 2022 5:39 PM
Last Modified
September 16, 2022 5:39 PM
CVSS Score
7.5 /10
Primary Ecosystem
Maven
Primary Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-attachment-ui
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: September 23, 2025 6:31 AM

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