CVE-2023-29205 json
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-xwiki vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting via HTML and raw macro
published 2023-04-12 3 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-vxf7-mx22-jr24 , EUVD-2023-1400
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. The HTML macro does not systematically perform a proper neutralization of script-related html tags. As a result, any user able to use the html macro in XWiki, is able to introduce an XSS attack. This can be particularly dangerous since in a standard wiki, any user is able to use the html macro directly in their own user profile page. The problem has been patched in XWiki 14.8RC1. The patch involves the HTML macros and are systematically cleaned up whenever the user does not have the script correct.
Patch / fix
- maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-xwiki 14.8-rc-1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-vxf7-mx22-jr24 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- jira.xwiki.org https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-18568 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 10.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-xwiki | <14.8-rc-1 |
14.8-rc-1 |
Affected products
- xwiki xwiki-platform
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-vxf7-mx22-jr24
web, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
-
jira.xwiki.org
/browse/XWIKI-18568
web, exploit, issue-tracking
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29205
advisory
-
github.com
/xwiki/xwiki-platform
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-29205
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-vxf7-mx22-jr24
- NVD CVE-2023-29205
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