GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-v662-xpcc-9xf6 It's possible to execute anything with the rights of the author of a macro which uses the {{wikimacrocontent}} macro

LOW Published 2021-03-23 Modified 2021-03-23 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2021-21379
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-wikimacro-store
Severity
Low
Weaknesses
CWE-281
Reviewed
2021-03-23

Affected packages

• Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-wikimacro-store: >= 11.4, < 11.10.11 → fixed in 11.10.11 • Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-wikimacro-store: >= 12.0, < 12.6.3 → fixed in 12.6.3 • Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-wikimacro-store: >= 12.7, < 12.8 → fixed in 12.8

Description

Impact The `{{wikimacrocontent}}` executes the content with the rights of the wiki macro author instead of the caller of that wiki macro. This makes possible to inject scripts through it and they will be executed with the rights of the wiki macro (very often a user which has Programming rights). Fortunately, no such macro exists by default in XWiki Standard but one could have been created or installed with an extension. Patches It has been patched in versions XWiki 12.6.3, 11.10.11 and 12.8-rc-1. Workarounds There is no easy workaround other than disabling the affected macros. Inserting content in a safe way or knowing what is the user who called the wiki macro is not easy. References https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-17759 For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: • Open an issue in Jira XWiki • Email us at our security mailing list

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2021-21379 XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions weakness

References