XSS in Xwiki
CVE-2023-40176
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any registered user can exploit a stored XSS through their user profile by setting the payload as the value of the time zone user pref…
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.789 (99.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Xwiki — versions 4.1, 15.0
- Xwiki Xwiki-platform — versions >= 4.1-milestone-2, < 14.10.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-40176?
- CVE-2023-40176 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2023-08-23.
- How severe is CVE-2023-40176?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-40176 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.