GHSA-m3jr-cvhj-f35j org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-xml Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

• Maven org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-xml: >= 4.2-milestone-1, < 14.6-rc-1 → fixed in 14.6-rc-1

Impact The "restricted" mode of the HTML cleaner in XWiki, introduced in version 4.2-milestone-1, only escaped `` and ``-tags but neither attributes that can be used to inject scripts nor other dangerous HTML tags like ``. As a consequence, any code relying on this "restricted" mode for security is vulnerable to JavaScript injection ("cross-site scripting"/XSS). An example are anonymous comments in XWiki where the HTML macro filters HTML using restricted mode: ```javascript {{html}} XSS {{/html}} ``` When a privileged user with programming rights visits such a comment in XWiki, the malicious JavaScript code is executed in the context of the user session. This allows server-side code execution with programming rights, impacting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the XWiki instance. Patches This problem has been patched in XWiki 14.6 RC1 with the introduction of a filter with allowed HTML elements and attributes that is enabled in restricted mode. Workarounds There are no known workarounds apart from upgrading to a version including the fix. References • https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-commons/commit/b11eae9d82cb53f32962056b5faa73f3720c6182 - the patch with the filter • https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-commons/commit/4a185e0594d90cd4916d60aa60bb4333dc5623b2 - the patch with the definitions what is allowed • https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-9118 - the security issue with the HTML macro • https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-1680 - the issue regarding a definition of what is allowed HTML • https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2426 - the issue regarding the filter that fixes the security issue For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: • Open an issue in Jira XWiki • Email us at XWiki Security mailing-list