XSS in Xwiki

CVE-2023-45136

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. When document names are validated according to a name strategy (disabled by default), XWiki starting in version 12.0-rc-1 and prior to versions 12.10.12 and 15.5-rc-1 is vulnerable to a reflected cross-site scripting attack in the page creation form. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary actions with the rights of the user opening the malicious link. Depending on the rights of the user, this may allow remote code execution and full read and write access to the whole XWiki installation. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.12 and 15.5-rc-1 by adding appropriate escaping. The vulnerable template file `createinline.vm` is part of XWiki's WAR and can be patched by manually applying the changes from the fix.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.051 (92.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-45136: held from 0.051 to 0.051.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.051 · newest: 0.051 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-45136?
CVE-2023-45136 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2023-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-45136?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.