CVE-2023-29207
criticalpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.014 · 72 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. The Livetable Macro wasn't properly sanitizing column names, thus allowing the insertion of raw HTML code including JavaScript. This vulnerability was also exploitable via the Documents Macro that is included since XWiki 3.5M1 and doesn't require script rights, this can be demonstrated with the syntax `{{documents id="example" count="5" actions="false" columns="doc.title, before<script>alert(1)</script>after"/}}`. Therefore, this can also be exploited by users without script right and in comments. With the interaction of a user with more rights, this could be used to execute arbitrary actions in the wiki, including privilege escalation, remote code execution, information disclosure, modifying or deleting content. This has been patched in XWiki 14.9, 14.4.6, and 13.10.10.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.2–9
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (25)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo1.9-milestone-2 → 13.10.10osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-flamingo
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo14.0-rc-1 → 14.4.6osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-flamingo
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo14.5 → 14.9osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-flamingo
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin1.9-milestone-2 → 13.10.10osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin14.0-rc-1 → 14.4.6osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin14.5 → 14.9osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources1.9-milestone-2 → 13.10.10osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources14.0-rc-1 → 14.4.6osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources14.5 → 14.9osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web1.9-milestone-2 → 13.10.10osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-web
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web14.0-rc-1 → 14.4.6osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-web
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web14.5 → 14.9osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-web
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates1.9-milestone-2 → 13.10.10osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-web-templates
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-6vgh-9r3c-2cxpImproper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags (XSS) in the LiveTable Macro2023-04-12ghsa · osvUS
### Impact The [Livetable Macro](https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Livetable%20Macro) wasn't properly sanitizing column names, thus allowing the insertion of raw HTML code including JavaScript. This vulnerability was also exploitable via the [Documents Macro](https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Documents%20Macro) that is included since XWiki 3.5M1 and doesn't require script rights, this can be demonstrated with the syntax `{{documents id="example" count="5" actions="false" columns="doc.title, before<script>alert(1)</script>after"/}}`. Therefore, this can also be exploited by users without script right and in comments. With the interaction of a user with more rights, this could be used to execute arbitrary actions in the wiki, including privilege escalation, remote code execution, information disclosure, modifying or deleting content. ### Patches This has been patched in XWiki 14.9, 14.4.6, and 13.10.10. ### Workarounds It is possible to apply the [patch](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/65ca06c51e7a1d5a579344c7272b2cc9a9a21126) to existing installations without upgrading. Only the files `skins/flamingo/macros.vm` and `templates/macros.vm` in the web application directory need to be replaced by a patched version. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/) * Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:security@xwiki.org)
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-29207/cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/65ca06c51e7a1d5a579344c7272b2cc9a9a21126cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-6vgh-9r3c-2cxpcnnvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-15205cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/65ca06c51e7a1d5a579344c7272b2cc9a9a21126enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-6vgh-9r3c-2cxpenisa_euvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-15205enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/65ca06c51e7a1d5a579344c7272b2cc9a9a21126Patchnvd
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