Path Traversal in Xwiki
CVE-2022-23620
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions AbstractSxExportURLFactoryActionHandler#processSx does not escape anything from SSX document references when serializing it on filesystem, it is possible to for the HTML export process to contain reference elements containing filesystem syntax like "../", "./". or "/" in general. The referenced elements are not properly escaped. This issue has been resolved in version 13.6-rc-1. This issue can be worked around by limiting or disabling document export.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Xwiki
- Xwiki Xwiki-Platform — versions >= 6.2-rc-1, < 13.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-7ph6-5cmq-xgjq (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/ab778254fb8f71c774e1c1239368c44fe3b6bba5 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-18819 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-23620?
- CVE-2022-23620 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2022-02-09.
- How severe is CVE-2022-23620?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.