XWiki Platform's tags on non-viewable pages can be revealed to users
Impact
Tags from pages not viewable to the current user are leaked by the tags API. This information can also be exploited to infer the document reference of non-viewable pages.
Patches
This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.4.8, 14.10.4, and 15.0 RC1.
Workarounds
There is no workaround apart from upgrading to a fixed version.
References
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Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-api | >= 5.0-milestone-1, < 14.4.8, >= 14.5, < 14.10.4 | 14.4.8, 14.10.4 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-api- Disclosed
- 20.06.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:19
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7f2f-pcv3-j2r7 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tag-api
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