CVE-2023-35157
mediumpriority · track · 19EPSS 0.006 · 50 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to perform an XSS by forging a request to a delete attachment action with a specific attachment name. Now this XSS can be exploited only if the attacker knows the CSRF token of the user, or if the user ignores the warning about the missing CSRF token. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.1-rc-1 and XWiki 14.10.6.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.4–8.5
ssvc
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affected products (6)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore15.0-rc-0 → 15.1-rc-1osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-oldcore
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore3.2-milestone-3 → 14.10.6osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-oldcore
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-phwm-87rg-27qqXWiki Platform vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting via delattachment action2023-06-22ghsa · osvUS
### Impact It's possible to perform an XSS by forging a request to a delete attachment action with a specific attachment name. Now this XSS can be exploited only if the attacker knows the CSRF token of the user, or if the user ignores the warning about the missing CSRF token. ### Patches The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.1-rc-1 and XWiki 14.10.6. ### Workarounds There's no workaround for this other than upgrading XWiki. ### References * Jira ticket: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20339 * Commit containing the fix: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/35e9073ffec567861e0abeea072bd97921a3decf ### 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-2023-35157/cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/35e9073ffec567861e0abeea072bd97921a3decfcnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-phwm-87rg-27qqcnnvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20339cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/35e9073ffec567861e0abeea072bd97921a3decfenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-phwm-87rg-27qqenisa_euvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20339enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/35e9073ffec567861e0abeea072bd97921a3decfPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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