XWiki Platform vulnerable to RXSS via editor parameter - importinline template
Impact
It's possible to execute javascript with the right of any user by leading him to a special URL on the wiki targeting a page which contains an attachment.
To reproduce:
- add an attachment to a page (for example, your user profile)
- add
?xpage=importinline&editor=%22%3E%3Cimg%20src%20onerror=alert(document.domain)%3Eto the page view URL as inhttps://myhost/xwiki/bin/view/XWiki/MyUser?xpage=importinline&editor=%22%3E%3Cimg%20src%20onerror=alert(document.domain)%3E
Patches
This has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.4 and 14.4.8.
Workarounds
The easiest is to edit file <xwiki app>/templates/importinline.vm and apply the modification described on https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/28905f7f518cc6f21ea61fe37e9e1ed97ef36f01
References
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20340 https://app.intigriti.com/company/submissions/e95a7ad5-7029-4627-abf0-3e3e3ea0b4ce/XWIKI-E93DFEYK
Attribution
This vulnerability has been reported on Intigriti by René de Sain @renniepak.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war | >= 2.2-milestone-1, < 14.4.8, >= 14.5, < 14.10.4 | 14.4.8, 14.10.4 |
References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-j9h5-vcgv-2jfm
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32071
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/28905f7f518cc6f21ea61fe37e9e1ed97ef36f01
- https://app.intigriti.com/company/submissions/e95a7ad5-7029-4627-abf0-3e3e3ea0b4ce/XWIKI-E93DFEYK
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20340
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-116, CWE-79- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war- Disclosed
- 09.05.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-j9h5-vcgv-2jfm - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 5
- First → latest
- 04.2023 07.2025
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 3
- High 2
Disclosures per year
- 2023: 2
- 2024: 2
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 0
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