Vulnerabilites related to xwiki - xwiki-rendering
CVE-2025-53836 (GCVE-0-2025-53836)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-07-14 23:08
Modified
2025-07-15 19:49
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
Summary
XWiki Rendering is a generic rendering system that converts textual input in a given syntax (wiki syntax, HTML, etc) into another syntax (XHTML, etc). Starting in version 4.2-milestone-1 and prior to versions 13.10.11, 14.4.7, and 14.10, the default macro content parser doesn't preserve the restricted attribute of the transformation context when executing nested macros. This allows executing macros that are normally forbidden in restricted mode, in particular script macros. The cache and chart macros that are bundled in XWiki use the vulnerable feature. This has been patched in XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7 and 14.10. To avoid the exploitation of this bug, comments can be disabled for untrusted users until an upgrade to a patched version has been performed. Note that users with edit rights will still be able to add comments via the object editor even if comments have been disabled.
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Version: >= 4.2-milestone-1, < 13.10.11 Version: >= 14.0, < 14.4.7 Version: >= 14.5, < 14.10 |
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CVE-2023-32070 (GCVE-0-2023-32070)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-05-10 17:18
Modified
2025-01-27 17:14
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-83 - Improper Neutralization of Script in Attributes in a Web Page
Summary
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Prior to version 14.6-rc-1, HTML rendering didn't check for dangerous attributes/attribute values. This allowed cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via attributes and link URLs, e.g., supported in XWiki syntax. This has been patched in XWiki 14.6-rc-1. There are no known workarounds apart from upgrading to a fixed version.
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CVE-2023-37908 (GCVE-0-2023-37908)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-10-25 16:53
Modified
2024-09-17 13:38
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-83 - Improper Neutralization of Script in Attributes in a Web Page
Summary
XWiki Rendering is a generic Rendering system that converts textual input in a given syntax into another syntax. The cleaning of attributes during XHTML rendering, introduced in version 14.6-rc-1, allowed the injection of arbitrary HTML code and thus cross-site scripting via invalid attribute names. This can be exploited, e.g., via the link syntax in any content that supports XWiki syntax like comments in XWiki. When a user moves the mouse over a malicious link, the malicious JavaScript code is executed in the context of the user session. When this user is a privileged user who has programming rights, this allows server-side code execution with programming rights, impacting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the XWiki instance. While this attribute was correctly recognized as not allowed, the attribute was still printed with a prefix `data-xwiki-translated-attribute-` without further cleaning or validation. This problem has been patched in XWiki 14.10.4 and 15.0 RC1 by removing characters not allowed in data attributes and then validating the cleaned attribute again. There are no known workarounds apart from upgrading to a version including the fix.
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CVE-2023-37912 (GCVE-0-2023-37912)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-10-25 17:33
Modified
2024-09-12 20:47
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-270 - Privilege Context Switching Error
Summary
XWiki Rendering is a generic Rendering system that converts textual input in a given syntax into another syntax. Prior to version 14.10.6 of `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-core-rendering-macro-footnotes` and `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-rendering-macro-footnotes` and prior to version 15.1-rc-1 of `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-rendering-macro-footnotes`, the footnote macro executed its content in a potentially different context than the one in which it was defined. In particular in combination with the include macro, this allows privilege escalation from a simple user account in XWiki to programming rights and thus remote code execution, impacting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.6 and 15.1-rc-1. There is no workaround apart from upgrading to a fixed version of the footnote macro.
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CVE-2025-53835 (GCVE-0-2025-53835)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-07-14 23:00
Modified
2025-07-15 19:49
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
Summary
XWiki Rendering is a generic rendering system that converts textual input in a given syntax (wiki syntax, HTML, etc) into another syntax (XHTML, etc). Starting in version 5.4.5 and prior to version 14.10, the XHTML syntax depended on the `xdom+xml/current` syntax which allows the creation of raw blocks that permit the insertion of arbitrary HTML content including JavaScript. This allows XSS attacks for users who can edit a document like their user profile (enabled by default). This has been fixed in version 14.10 by removing the dependency on the `xdom+xml/current` syntax from the XHTML syntax. Note that the `xdom+xml` syntax is still vulnerable to this attack. As it's main purpose is testing and its use is quite difficult, this syntax shouldn't be installed or used on a regular wiki. There are no known workarounds apart from upgrading.
References
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Impacted products
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| xwiki | xwiki-rendering |
Version: >= 5.4.5, < 14.10 |
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