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GHSA-gh64-qxh5-4m33

GitHub Security Advisory

org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore may leak data through deleted and re-created documents

✓ GitHub Reviewed MODERATE Has CVE

Advisory Details

### Impact

When a document has been deleted and re-created, it is possible for users with view right on the re-created document but not on the deleted document to view the contents of the deleted document. Such a situation might arise when rights were added to the deleted document. This can be exploited through the diff feature and, partially, through the REST API by using versions such as `deleted:1` (where the number counts the deletions in the wiki and is thus guessable). Given sufficient rights, the attacker can also re-create the deleted document, thus extending the scope to any deleted document as long as the attacker has edit right in the location of the deleted document.

### Patches
This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.8 and 15.3 RC1 by properly checking rights when deleted revisions of a document are accessed.

### Workarounds
The only workaround is to regularly [clean deleted documents](https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Index%20Application#HPermanentlydeleteallpages) to minimize the potential exposure. Extra care should be taken when deleting sensitive documents that are protected individually (and not, e.g., by being placed in a protected space) or deleting a protected space as a whole.

### References
* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20685 (root cause)
* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20817 (exploitation via the diff feature)
* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20684 (exploitation via the REST API)
* https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/f471f2a392aeeb9e51d59fdfe1d76fccf532523f

Affected Packages

Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore
Affected versions: 9.4-rc-1 (fixed in 14.10.8)
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore
Affected versions: 15.0-rc-1 (fixed in 15.3-rc-1)

Related CVEs

Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-gh64-qxh5-4m33
Published
October 25, 2023 9:06 PM
Last Modified
October 25, 2023 9:06 PM
CVSS Score
5.0 /10
Primary Ecosystem
Maven
Primary Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: September 23, 2025 6:31 AM

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