GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-x764-ff8r-9hpx XWiki Platform vulnerable to code injection in display method used in user profiles

CRITICAL Published 2023-04-20 Modified 2023-04-20 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2023-29523
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-74
Reviewed
2023-04-20

Affected packages

• Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore: >= 3.3-milestone-1, < 13.10.11 → fixed in 13.10.11 • Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore: >= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.8 → fixed in 14.4.8 • Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore: >= 14.5, < 14.10.2 → fixed in 14.10.2

Description

Impact Any user who can edit their own user profile can execute arbitrary script macros including Groovy and Python macros that allow remote code execution including unrestricted read and write access to all wiki contents. The following syntax, to be put, e.g., in the about section of the user profile, demonstrates a proof of concept: ``` {{html wiki="true"}}~{~{~/~h~t~m~l~}~}~ ~{~{~c~a~c~h~e~}~}~{~{~g~r~o~o~v~y~}~}~p~r~i~n~t~l~n~(~1~)~{~{~/~g~r~o~o~v~y~}~}~{~{~/~c~a~c~h~e~}~}~{{/html}} ``` While it would be expected that the above code is displayed just without the `~`, in fact just "1" is displayed, followed by a lot of raw HTML code. The same vulnerability can also be exploited in other contexts where the `display` method on a document is used to display a field with wiki syntax, for example in applications created using App Within Minutes. Patches This has been patched in XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.8, 14.10.2 and 15.0RC1. Workarounds There is no workaround apart from upgrading. References • https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20327 • https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/0d547181389f7941e53291af940966413823f61c For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: • Open an issue in Jira XWiki.org • Email us at Security Mailing List

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2023-29523 XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component weakness

References