CVE-2023-36471

Xwiki commons is the common modules used by other XWiki top level projects. The HTML sanitizer that is included in XWiki since version 14.6RC1 allowed form and input HTML tags. In the context of XWiki, this allows an attacker without script right to either create forms that can be used for phishing attacks or also in the context of a sheet, the attacker could add an input like `{{html}}<input type="hidden" name="content" value="{{groovy}}println(&quot;Hello from Groovy!&quot;)" />{{/html}}` that would allow remote code execution when it is submitted by an admin (the sheet is rendered as part of the edit form). The attacker would need to ensure that the edit form looks plausible, though, which can be non-trivial as without script right the attacker cannot display the regular content of the document. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.6 and 15.2RC1 by removing the central form-related tags from the list of allowed tags. Users are advised to upgrade. As a workaround an admin can manually disallow the tags by adding `form, input, select, textarea, button` to the configuration option `xml.htmlElementSanitizer.forbidTags` in the `xwiki.properties` configuration file.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:commons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:commons:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:commons:15.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:commons:15.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:commons:15.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

10 Jul 2023, 14:02

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Xwiki
Xwiki commons
CPE cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:commons:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:commons:15.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:commons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:commons:15.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:commons:15.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.4
CWE CWE-74 CWE-79
References (MISC) https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-commons/commit/99484d48e899a68a1b6e33d457825b776c6fe8c3 - (MISC) https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-commons/commit/99484d48e899a68a1b6e33d457825b776c6fe8c3 - Patch
References (MISC) https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2634 - (MISC) https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2634 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-commons/security/advisories/GHSA-6pqf-c99p-758v - (MISC) https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-commons/security/advisories/GHSA-6pqf-c99p-758v - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory

29 Jun 2023, 20:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-06-29 20:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 15:01


NVD link : CVE-2023-36471

Mitre link : CVE-2023-36471

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-36471


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Products Affected

xwiki

  • commons
CWE
CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CWE-74

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')