9.6
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-35156
XWiki Platform Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Users are able to forge an URL with a payload allowing to inject Javascript in the page (XSS). It's possible to exploit the delete template to perform a XSS, e.g. by using URL such as: > xwiki/bin/get/FlamingoThemes/Cerulean?xpage=xpart&vm=delete.vm&xredirect=javascript:alert(document.domain). This vulnerability exists since XWiki 6.0-rc-1. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.6 and 15.1. Note that a partial patch has been provided in 14.10.5 but wasn't enough to entirely fix the vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

June 23, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 30, 2023, 7:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-35156 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Xwiki xwiki
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-35156.

URL Resource
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/13875a6437d4525ac4aeea25918f2d2dffac9ee1 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/24ec12890ac7fa6daec8d0b3435cfcba11362fd5 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/e80d22d193df364b07bab7925572720f91a8984a Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-834c-x29c-f42c Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20341 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20583 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20672 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-35156 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-35156 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 30, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/13875a6437d4525ac4aeea25918f2d2dffac9ee1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/13875a6437d4525ac4aeea25918f2d2dffac9ee1 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/24ec12890ac7fa6daec8d0b3435cfcba11362fd5 No Types Assigned https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/24ec12890ac7fa6daec8d0b3435cfcba11362fd5 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/e80d22d193df364b07bab7925572720f91a8984a No Types Assigned https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/e80d22d193df364b07bab7925572720f91a8984a Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-834c-x29c-f42c No Types Assigned https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-834c-x29c-f42c Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20341 No Types Assigned https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20341 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20583 No Types Assigned https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20583 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20672 No Types Assigned https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20672 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:6.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:6.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.1 up to (excluding) 14.10.6 *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-35156 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

7.99 }} 0.54%

score

0.94505

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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