Vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki-commons
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 scrip…
EPSS: 0.009 (76.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Xwiki Xwiki-commons — versions >= 14.6-rc-1, < 14.10.6, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.2-rc-1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-commons/security/advisories/GHSA-6pqf-c99p-758v (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-commons/commit/99484d48e899a68a1b6e33d457825b776c6fe8c3 (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2634 (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-36471?
- CVE-2023-36471 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki-commons, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-06-29.
- How severe is CVE-2023-36471?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-36471 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.