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GHSA-wf3x-jccf-5g5g

GitHub Security Advisory

XWiki Platform vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting through attachment filename in uploader

✓ GitHub Reviewed HIGH Has CVE

Advisory Details

### Impact
When uploading an attachment with a malicious filename, malicious JavaScript code could be executed. This requires a social engineering attack to get the victim into uploading a file with a malicious name. The malicious code is solely executed during the upload and affects only the user uploading the attachment. While this allows performing actions in the name of that user, it seems unlikely that a user wouldn't notice the malicious filename while uploading the attachment.

In order to reproduce, as any user, create a file named `"><img src=1 onerror=alert(1)>.jpg`. Then go to any page where you have edit rights and upload the file in the attachments tab. If alerts appear and display "1", then the instance is vulnerable.

### Patches
This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.21, 15.5.5, 15.10.6 and 16.0.0.

### Workarounds
We're not aware of any workaround except upgrading.

### References
* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19611
* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21769
* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19602
* https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/910a5018a50039e8b24556573dfe342f143ef949

### Attribution

This vulnerability has been independently reported by Aleksey Solovev (Positive Technologies) and Georgios Roumeliotis for TwelveSec.

Affected Packages

Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war
Affected versions: 4.2-milestone-3 (fixed in 14.10.21)
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war
Affected versions: 15.0-rc-1 (fixed in 15.5.5)
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war
Affected versions: 15.6-rc-1 (fixed in 15.10.6)
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war
Affected versions: 16.0.0-rc-1 (fixed in 16.0.0)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-wf3x-jccf-5g5g
Published
July 31, 2024 3:21 PM
Last Modified
November 18, 2024 4:26 PM
CVSS Score
7.5 /10
Primary Ecosystem
Maven
Primary Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: September 23, 2025 6:31 AM

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