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CVE-2023-45134

CRITICAL

XWiki Platform XSS vulnerability from account in the create page form via template provider

Published October 25, 2023Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

### Impact An attacker can create a template provider on any document that is part of the wiki (could be the attacker's user profile) that contains malicious code. This code is executed when this template provider is selected during document creation which can be triggered by sending the user to a URL. For the attacker, the only requirement is to have an account as by default the own user profile is editable. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary actions with the rights of the user opening the malicious link. Depending on the rights of the user, this may allow remote code execution and full read and write access to the whole XWiki installation. For reproduction, the following steps can be used: 1. As a simple user with no script right, edit the user profile with the object editor and add an object of type "Template Provider Class". Set the name to "My Template", set template to any page on the wiki. In "Creation Restrictions", enter `<img onerror="alert(1)" src="https://www.example.com"`. Accept the suggestion to add this string in the dropdown. Click "Save & View" 2. As any user with edit right, open `<xwiki-host>/xwiki/bin/create/Main/WebHome?parent=&templateprovider=XWiki.<username>&name=foo&spaceReference=Bar`, where `<xwiki-host>` is the URL of your XWiki installation and `<username>` is the username of the attacker. If an alert is displayed, the installation is vulnerable. ### Patches This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.12 and 15.5RC1 by adding the appropriate escaping. ### Workarounds The vulnerable template file createinline.vm is part of XWiki's WAR and can be patched by manually applying the [changes from the fix](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/ba56fda175156dd35035f2b8c86cbd8ef1f90c2e#diff-c222148bddebe4ff7629350f4053b618504a4ab172e697938c8fddf7c1fc6bc8). ### References * https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/ba56fda175156dd35035f2b8c86cbd8ef1f90c2e * https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20962

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven
Update org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web to 13.4-rc-1 or later
<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 13.4-rc-1 for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web -->
Maven
Update org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-web-standard to 3.1-milestone-1 or later
<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 3.1-milestone-1 for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-web-standard -->
Maven
Update org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates to 14.10.12 or later
<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 14.10.12 for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates -->
Maven
Update org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates to 15.5-rc-1 or later
<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 15.5-rc-1 for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (4)

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web
maven
All versions13.4-rc-1
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-web-standard
maven
All versions3.1-milestone-1
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
maven
All versions14.10.12
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
maven
All versions15.5-rc-1

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-79
    Cross-site Scripting (XSS)MITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.0 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-45134?
XWiki Platform XSS vulnerability from account in the create page form via template provider This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.0/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2023-45134?
CVE-2023-45134 affects org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-web-standard and org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2023-45134 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.0

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-gr82-8fj2-ggc3

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