Open Redirect in Xwiki

CVE-2023-29204

XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. It is possible to bypass the existing security measures put in place to avoid open redirect by using a redirect such as `//mydomain.com` (i.e. omitting the `http:`). It was also possible to bypass it when using URL such as `http:/mydomain.com`. The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.10.10, 14.4.4 and 14.8RC1.

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

EPSS: 0.018 (75.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

  • Xwiki — versions 6.0
  • Xwiki Xwiki-platform — versions >= 6.0-rc-1, < 13.10.10, >= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.4, >= 14.5, < 14.8-rc-1

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-29204?
CVE-2023-29204 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2023-04-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-29204?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-29204 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.