GHSA-r8xc-xxh3-q5x3

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    GHSA-r8xc-xxh3-q5x3

    Published: 22 Jun 2023Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026

    Summary: XWiki Platform vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting via back and xcontinue parameters in resubmit template

    Details: ### Impact Users are able to forge an URL with a payload allowing to inject Javascript in the page (XSS). It's possible to exploit the resubmit template to perform a XSS, e.g. by using URL such as: > xwiki/bin/view/XWiki/Main?xpage=resubmit&resubmit=javascript:alert(document.domain)&xback=javascript:alert(document.domain) This vulnerability exists since XWiki 2.5-milestone-2. ### Patches The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.5 and 15.1-rc-1. ### Workarounds It's possible to workaround the vulnerability by editing the template resubmit.vm to perform checks on it, but note that the appropriate fix involves new APIs that have been recently introduced in XWiki. See the referenced jira tickets. ### References * Jira ticket about the vulnerability: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20343 * Introduction of the macro used for fixing all those vulnerabilities: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20583 * Commit containing the actual fix in the page: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/dbc92dcdace33823ffd1e1591617006cb5fc6a7f ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/) * Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:[email protected]) ### Attribution This vulnerability has been reported by René de Sain @renniepak.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates

    Purl: pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-web-templates

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 2.5-milestone-2
    Fixed -14.10.5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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